Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

It is common to see parents today send their children to learn foreign languages at early ages, especially when it comes to English, the most popular language in the world. Some educationists believe that it is better to do so before they enter secondary schools. I completely agree with them.

Human beings acquire most of their language abilities when they are children because their brains have not been occupied by too much knowledge and are always ready for new things, just like a piece of white paper that is available for anything to be written on. Early exposure to foreign languages can m...

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