■ Direction Read the question below. You have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay. Typically, an effective response will contain a minimum of 300 words. ■ Question Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reason and examples to support your answer | |
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Topic : Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. Use specific reasons and examples to support your positions. | |
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Some people think that childhood is the best time to learn a foreign langauage because children have innate ability to learn langauges and adults do not maintain this ability any longer. However, I strongly believe that children should learn a foreign language after their mother tongue language is improved enough because they get confused and get stressed by using several languages and learning a language includes understanding about other cultures.
First of all, early learning a foreign language confuses kids when their mother tongue language is immnature. Language is not only using certain words but also includes power of thinking. Children cannot use their mother tongue langauge properly yet and they are on their way of developing logical thinking yet. This means that a foreign language which needs children to have different rational of thinking can interrupt logical development of children. One research in linguistics revealed that children who started to learn a foreign language earlier than 10 years old have lower grades especially in writing classes in schools than children who started oler than 13 years old. Thus, it is better for kind to study a foreing language after their mother tongue developed enough.
It is also important that young students can get stressed in learning a foreign language. Children do not understand importance of learning foreign languages. It is mostly because places where they spend most of their time are limited to homes or schools and do not have a chance to be exposed to globalized world yet. Thus, studying a foreign laguage without understanding necessity can frustrate students. They need some time before they realize importance of learning other languages and it is not late to start learning after that.
Moreover, without understanding other cultures, it is difficult to learn their languages. Language is a part of history and reflects the cultures. This means that students have to grasp the cultures simultaneously when they study other countries. However, young children do not have abilities to understand other cultures and do not know how to accept other cultures. For example, Korean language contains many polite expressions and it is because in Korean culture, young people have to show their reputation to old people. Without understanding about this backgrounds, many people from western culture have difficulties in using polite expressions properly in Korea. And definitely young kids can have more problems because they do not have experience to be exposed to foreign cultures.
In conclusion, I firmly believe that young children should not learn a foreign langauge as soon as they start school because learning a foreign language can interrupt logical thinking in mother tongue and students can get stressed. Also it is better to learn a language when students have abilities to understand other cultures. | |
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