Your Answer ▼ The question of whether children should learn a learning foreign language at an early age for children has become a very controversy around the world. Some people argue that it is not good for young people to be taught another language. (외국어를 배워야하는지 마는지가 중요한 게 아니라, 최대한 빨리 배워야하는지의 여부가 중요합니다.) Regarding this issue, I partially agree with the idea of picking up foreign language. (여기의 경우도 마찬가지이고요.) the The following are the reasons.
to To begin with, there are several reasons why I am in favor of this issue. First of all, children can pick up languages more easier than adults. To be specific, they usually are not self-conscious. For example, young people normally are not afraid of making grammar or pronunciation mistakes which are directly linked to fluency. Also, it is good for their future. most Most of the work nowadays is becoming more and more globalized, that means we are put in many situations where we have to use a foreign language even in our daily lives. As the example clearly illustrates, children should be taught a foreign language at an early age.
On the contrary, it is believed that being taught another language has a negative side as well. (여기도 서론과 마찬가지입니다.) Firstly, children can feel under a lot of pressure. In other words, it can disturb to learning their mother tongue. For instance, children who learn a foreign language have to be taught and memorize a lot of things such as grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary compared to those who are not taught. According to a survey conducted by a language institute at Seoul university, a substantial number of children who picked up picking up another language early on indicated that they had more stress than those who are not. (이렇게 설문만 쓰는 건 아무 의미가 없고, 그 설문 결과의 이유를 적을 수 있어야 합니다. 즉 여기의 경우 학생들이 외국어를 배우면서 왜 스트레스를 받았는지가 포인트가 되죠.)
To sum up, I agree to some extent that young aged people should be taught foreign language as early as possible. Although having some drawbacks, learning foreign language have positive effect on children. Given this it is convincing for young people to be taught foreign language. |