Nowadays, the question of whether student from 6 to 10 years should be studied a second language or not has been receiving a great deal of public attention. While I accept that foreign languages play an integral part in decent education system, I believe that studying other languages at primary school bring more advantages than drawbacks.
On the one hand, there is a wide range of disadvantages for this assumption. The first drawback is that the period of 6 to 10 years, which is time student continue fulfilling their mother language, so if they have to live in a bilingual environment, pupils are able to suffer from language disorders and cannot express their notion clearly. In fact, a huge of children over the world were dealing with problems in permanence, and it has a harmful impact on children’s cognitive development. Furthermore, primary school teachers, especially in rural areas, normally cover all subjects, so expected learning outcome not guaranteed well. In addition, the requirement of qualification is not suitable. In Vietnam, for example, people only have B1 certificate can apply to become a language teacher. This may lead to short of knowledge or experience to teach children and make serious consequences as mispronunciation and misunderstand nature, which is extremely hard to modify at the mature age.
On the other hand, I believe that it is better if children studied other languages at primary school. Firstly, at early stages of life, children are likely to study other languages as their instinct. Pupils, therefore, can imitate accents and rhythm without the berries or nervous. The sensitive ears help them pick up and duplicate tricky sounds that adult or adolescents often stumble over. Secondly, by learning foreign languages children can have countless opportunities to explore other culture and enrich their knowledge or even that is a positive factor help increase their intelligence quotient. To cite an example, according to studies published in Nature Journal, pupils learning second languages early are able to tackle complex situations faster and better than peers who study languages latter.
In conclusion, I would argue that the benefits of studying a foreign language at primary school outweigh the disadvantages.
Nowadays,
the question of whether
student from 6 to 10 years should
be studied
a second
language
or not has been receiving a great deal of public attention. While I accept that foreign
languages
play an integral part in decent education system, I believe that studying
other
languages
at
primary
school
bring more advantages than drawbacks.
On the one hand, there is a wide range of disadvantages for this assumption. The
first
drawback is that the period of 6 to 10 years, which is time student continue fulfilling their mother
language
,
so
if they
have to
live
in a bilingual environment, pupils are able to suffer from
language
disorders and cannot express their notion
clearly
. In fact,
a huge of
children
over the world were dealing with problems in permanence, and it has a harmful impact on
children’s
cognitive development.
Furthermore
,
primary
school
teachers,
especially
in rural areas,
normally
cover all subjects,
so
expected
learning outcome not guaranteed well.
In addition
, the requirement of qualification is not suitable. In Vietnam,
for example
,
people
only
have B1 certificate can apply to become a
language
teacher. This may lead to short of knowledge or experience to teach
children
and
make
serious consequences as mispronunciation and misunderstand nature, which is
extremely
hard
to modify at the mature age.
On the
other
hand, I believe that it is better if
children
studied
other
languages
at
primary
school
.
Firstly
, at early stages of life,
children
are likely to study
other
languages
as their instinct. Pupils,
therefore
, can imitate accents and rhythm without the berries or nervous. The sensitive ears
help
them pick up and duplicate tricky sounds that adult or adolescents
often
stumble over.
Secondly
, by learning foreign
languages
children
can have countless opportunities to explore
other
culture and enrich their knowledge or even
that is
a
positive
factor
help
increase their intelligence quotient. To cite an example, according to studies published in Nature Journal, pupils learning second
languages
early are able to tackle complex situations faster and better than peers who study
languages
latter.
In conclusion
, I would argue that the benefits of studying a foreign
language
at
primary
school
outweigh the disadvantages.