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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?
Traditionally(副词运用),children have begun studying foreign languages at secondary school,but introuduing them eariler is recommended by some educationalists.This policy has been adopted by some educational authorities or individual schools,with both positive and negative outcomes(outweigh话题点明这句).
The obvious argument in its favour is that (句型!)young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagers.Their brains are still programmed to acquire their mother tongue,which facilitates learning another language,and unlike adolescents,they are not inhibited by self-consciousness.替换teenagers/adolescents
The greater flexibility of the primary timetable allows for more frequent,shorter sessions and for a play-centred approach,thus(转折词小词运用) maintaining learners' enthusiasm and progress(保持学习热情和进步).Their command of the language(优秀的外语水平) in later life will benefit from this early exposure(浸淫在语言环境),while(小词运用) learning other languages subsequently(副词运用) will be easier for them.They may also gain a better undestanding of other cultures.
There are,however,some disadvantages.(句型!)Primary school teachers are generalists(多面手),and may not have the necessary languages skills themselves.If specialists have to be brought in to deliver these sessions,the flexibility referred to above is diminished(跟上文联系).If primary language teaching is not standardised,secondary schools could be faced with a great variety of levels in different languages within their intake,resulting in a classroom experience which undoes the earlier gains.(长句!)There is no advantage if enthusiastic primary pupils become demotivated as soon as they change schools.However,these issues can be addressed strategically within(小词运用!) the policy adopted.
Anything which encourages language learning benefits society culturally and economically,and early exposure to language learning contributes to this.Young children's innate abilities should be harnessed to make these benefits more achievable.(结尾段可套用)
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