As a matter of fact, I believe that the earlier a child starts to begin learning a foreign language the better. Children have a very fresh brain and have the capability to absorb much more information compared with adults and even teenagers.
I can give examples from my own experiences. First of all, I’ve lived abroad during my first ages and started to learn English. Actually, before I learned Turkish, I learned English After seven years living in Saudi Arabia and studying in American Kindergartens and a Primary School, my family decided to return to Turkey. When we moved back to Turkey, I continued my studies at a Turkish Primary School and started to learn Turkish rapidly. Therefore, this showed me how a child could learn a foreign language very quickly.
For the following years, I did not have the opportunity to use my English as frequently as I could when I lived abroad. I only could practice English in my English lessons. However, when I started to work for a global multi-national company years later, I realized that I did not forget my English at all. This also showed me if you learn a language in your childhood, you never forget it.
On the other hand, last year I decided to learn a second foreign language and started to take German lessons. I was attending a course which young pupils were involved. During those lessons I was quite shocked how fast those youngsters understood the lesson and how hard I was struggling.
As a conclusion I definitely agree that the advantages of beginning to learn a foreign language at primary school outweighs the disadvantages.
As a matter of fact, I believe that the earlier a child
starts
to
begin
learning a
foreign
language
the better. Children have a
very
fresh brain and have the capability to absorb much more information compared with adults and even
teenagers
.
I can give examples from my
own
experiences.
First of all
, I’ve
lived
abroad during my
first
ages and
started
to
learn
English. Actually,
before
I learned Turkish, I learned English After seven years living in Saudi Arabia and studying in American Kindergartens and a Primary School, my family decided to return to Turkey. When we
moved
back to Turkey, I continued my studies at a Turkish Primary School and
started
to
learn
Turkish
rapidly
.
Therefore
, this
showed
me how a child could
learn
a
foreign
language
very
quickly
.
For the following years, I did not have the opportunity to
use
my English as
frequently
as I could when I
lived
abroad. I
only
could practice English in my English
lessons
.
However
, when I
started
to work for a global multi-national
company
years later, I realized that I did not forget my English at all. This
also
showed
me if you
learn
a
language
in your childhood, you never forget it.
On the other hand
, last
year
I decided to
learn
a second
foreign
language
and
started
to take German
lessons
. I was attending a course which young pupils
were involved
. During those
lessons
I was quite shocked how
fast
those youngsters understood the
lesson
and how
hard
I was struggling.
As
a conclusion I definitely
agree
that the advantages of beginning to
learn
a
foreign
language
at primary school outweighs the disadvantages.