According to the result about the era of learning English in Korea, it shows that 87% of children start learning it before they get into the school. It appears that how important and beneficial it is to learn other language early. The specific reasons are children tend to learn foreign language quickly, and it is very good for their future life.
To begin with, children have an advantage of learning other language more than older people. They tend to pronounce clearly and start having a conversation easily. It is because their tongue is more flexible than the adults who are adapted to their own language for a long time. For instance, my uncle's family had been in Japan for 2 years. Whenever they visit to Korea, my two young cousins' Japanese skills are surprisingly developed, but the other hand, my uncle and aunt still can't speak it well. They mentioned that it is so hard to learn other language when they are older and so used to their own language.
In addition, as children learn a foreign language before they get into the school, it is very good for their school life when they start learning it in school. It is because they already have a lot of knowledge about it. So instead spending time to start learning the foreign language in school, they can spend the time to study other subject. From my personal experience, I learned English before I get into the school. Even though I didn't know it perfectly, it was very helpful when I started learning in school. So I tend to have extra time after I finished my homework. So I was able to study other subjects when all other students were struggling to learn English.
On the whole, learning foreign language before get into the school is very beneficial. Young people can learn it quickly and it is very effective once you start learning in school. In this sense, as people put effort to prepare the foreign language early, they will be rewarded with a big success in this global world. |