Learning foreign languages increases the learning potential of an individual. A child's learning ability is at a maximum. Some experts believe that foreign languages should be taught in primary rather than secondary school. I too believe that this development has benefits as well as drawbacks.
Firstly, children grasp better than teenagers or adults. . For instance an adolescent learns his/her mother tongue as an infant. There are no written scripts taught to them. On the basis of listening skills the child is able to learn it. But when he/she becomes an adult finds difficult to grasp new foreign languages. This is due to the fact that infants have a higher listening potential than adults. Therefore, children learn faster than adults.
Secondly, Primary school children are provided with better attention than secondary school children. Since primary schools have few subjects to learn they can focus on one language at a time. For example, Primary school children are taught subjects such as English, Mathematics, Environmental Studies. But secondary schools have to study many additional subjects as well as grades. Hence, foreign languages can be learnt with much more attention in primary schools.
Learning foreign languages in primary schools has its drawbacks as well. Teachers who teach foreign languages in primary school should be of high calibre otherwise, it will be difficult for children to understand the language in higher classes. Also, when students change schools in higher classes they will find it difficult to grasp the taught languages in other schools. On the contrary, the major focus should be given to their interest. If the child is not interested in learning a foreign language he may not be able to grasp the language.
In conclusion, Anything which encourages language learning ability benefits the society and culturally and economically, and early exposure to language learning contribute to this. Young children's innate abilities should be harnessed to make this benefit more achievable.
Learning
foreign
languages
increases the
learning
potential of an individual. A child's
learning
ability is at a maximum.
Some
experts believe that
foreign
languages
should
be taught
in
primary
rather
than secondary
school
.
I too
believe that this development has benefits
as well
as drawbacks.
Firstly
,
children
grasp better than
teenagers
or adults.
.
For instance
an adolescent
learns
his/her mother tongue as an infant. There are no written scripts taught to them. On the basis of listening
skills
the child is able to
learn
it.
But
when he/she becomes an adult finds difficult to grasp new
foreign
languages
.
This is due to the fact that
infants have a higher listening potential than adults.
Therefore
,
children
learn
faster than adults.
Secondly
,
Primary
school
children
are provided
with better attention than secondary
school
children
.
Since
primary
schools
have few subjects to
learn
they can focus on one
language
at a time.
For example
,
Primary
school
children
are taught
subjects such as English, Mathematics, Environmental Studies.
But
secondary
schools
have to
study
many
additional subjects
as well
as grades.
Hence
,
foreign
languages
can be
learnt
with much more attention in
primary
schools.
Learning
foreign
languages
in
primary
schools
has its drawbacks
as well
. Teachers who teach
foreign
languages
in
primary
school
should be of high
calibre
otherwise
, it will be difficult for
children
to understand the
language
in higher classes.
Also
, when students
change
schools
in higher classes they will find it difficult to grasp the taught
languages
in other
schools
.
On the contrary
, the major focus should be
given
to their interest.
If
the child is not interested in
learning
a
foreign
language
he may not be able to grasp the language.
In conclusion
, Anything which encourages
language
learning
ability benefits the society and
culturally
and
economically
, and early exposure to
language
learning
contribute
to this. Young children's innate abilities should
be harnessed
to
make
this benefit more achievable.
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7Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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