Schools should not force children to learn a foreign language. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
There has been an increasingly popularised opinion that learning a foreign language should not be compulsory for children at school. Although linguistic learning can be beneficial to a certain extent, I agree with the aforementioned statement for the following reasons.
On the one hand, learning languages is obviously essential for children’s lives. It is a prerequisite for employees of the majority of companies. As international trade has exploded in this globalized world, recruiters value candidates who can speak more than one language. Hence, if juveniles master a foreign language at an early age, the amount of time spent on studying subsequently can be reduced since they will only have to learn academic subjects that cater to their better performance at work. Additionally, learning languages can expand their worldview. Each language has its own style and partly reflects the culture and heritage of the native country. Therefore, not only do children learn its language, but they also acquire a deeper understanding of its unique perspectives, enhancing the outdated prejudice rooted in their minds. For instance, Vietnamese people usually consider the amount of money they earn as a standard of happiness. However, a number of young people who learn English and absorb the opinions of the indigenous are not taking the salary too seriously and are focusing on seeking their interests and spending precious time with their loved ones.
On the other hand, despite the above-mentioned virtues of foreign language learning, there are numerous issues related to the act of forcing children to learn another language that justify its prohibition. Chief among these is the decreased efficiency of learning. Being made to learn a language they do not want to can cause lethargy and disinterest among juveniles. Afterward, they are likely to obtain a low attendance record at school, which negatively affects their school profile, and even worse, getting a decent occupation with lucrative incomes can be out of reach. Another point worth considering is that students might face the potential threat of mixing languages. According to a recent report, 20% of children encounter language issues due to their early exposure to a language different from their mother tongue. In this stage, children have not mastered their native languages yet. Therefore, if they learn another language, they might encounter language disorders, in which their brains are overwhelmed when managing to learn the two languages simultaneously.
In conclusion, while learning a foreign language can exert several advantages, it should be optional for children. It is recommended that schools apply several measures to raise the children’s awareness of the importance of proficiency in a foreign language to encourage their interest in linguistic learning.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, hence, however, if, so, therefore, while, for instance, in conclusion, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 13.1623246493 129% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 7.85571142285 153% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 10.4138276553 86% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 7.30460921844 137% => OK
Pronoun: 34.0 24.0651302605 141% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 56.0 41.998997996 133% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.3376753507 84% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2415.0 1615.20841683 150% => OK
No of words: 439.0 315.596192385 139% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.50113895216 5.12529762239 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.57737117129 4.20363070211 109% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.97955633056 2.80592935109 106% => OK
Unique words: 243.0 176.041082164 138% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.553530751708 0.561755894193 99% => OK
syllable_count: 747.9 506.74238477 148% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 5.43587174349 110% => OK
Article: 2.0 2.52805611222 79% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 2.10420841683 238% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 0.809619238477 247% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 7.0 4.76152304609 147% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 16.0721442886 131% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 20.2975951904 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 54.9847639173 49.4020404114 111% => OK
Chars per sentence: 115.0 106.682146367 108% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.9047619048 20.7667163134 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.71428571429 7.06120827912 67% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 8.67935871743 150% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.9879759519 100% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 3.4128256513 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.308713035276 0.244688304435 126% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0973185608214 0.084324248473 115% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0790943216534 0.0667982634062 118% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.224483923504 0.151304729494 148% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0511374603605 0.056905535591 90% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.9 13.0946893788 114% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 42.72 50.2224549098 85% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 11.3001002004 109% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.62 12.4159519038 118% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.3 8.58950901804 108% => OK
difficult_words: 130.0 78.4519038076 166% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 9.78957915832 107% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.1190380762 99% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 10.7795591182 139% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 73.0337078652 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 6.5 Out of 9
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