Explain Why Children Should Be Taught A Second Language At Kindergarten Age

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When it comes to the topic of a foreign language being taught at an early age, specifically kindergarten ages. Most of us will readily agree that it should. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of is it too much for children to remember and understand at an early age. Whereas some are convinced that younger brains can absorb more information, which is why foreign language should be taught in kindergarten, others maintain that children at that age may not be able to stay focused and understand all of the information. I agree that children should be taught foreign language at the kindergarten age because they achieve more on their academic studies also it increases their mental focus, it helps them to acquire knowledge …show more content…

The feeling of accomplishment that comes with their first steps toward a second language can motivate them on to a deeper and a visible desire for learning in general. The ease and pleasure of the experience of knowing a second language may boost their confidence and their desire for new discoveries. Bilingual children in one study reported in Nature showed an extensively larger density of grey matter in their brains, and those who had been open to the basics in a second language from an early age shown to have the greyest matter of all. Grey matter is responsible for processing information, including memory, speech and mental process. And if it can be increased by exposure to a second language, then language learning would be just like taking your brain to the …show more content…

Of course, many will probably disagree on the grounds that it may be too much for 2-5 year olds brain to understand what there being taught, some may enjoy it and some may not. Children at a young age are excited to start school but having too much on their plate will make him/her dislike school. Starting them off young will eventually become stressful because once they move on to a different grade the more challenging it will become, it’ll be having different subjects to learning and study for in school and to top it off learning a new language it would just make them want to quit and give

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