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 disadvantage?
HỌC NGAY TỪ VỰNG LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN CHỦ ĐỀ:
Traditionally = historically : theo truyền thống, có từ lâu rồi
educationalists = professional educators = educational authorities
the policy has been adopted = accepted
outcomes = consequences = effects.
pick up languages : become better = improve
acquire their mother tongue = take in = assimilate (culture and understand fully)
facilitates = make smth easier = enable = speed up = further = advance
Unlike + N: dùng để so sánh với đối tượng khác.
Inhibit = to prevent something from happening
self-consciousness (n) = embarrassed (of what other people think of you)
adolescents, = teenagers = the youngsters = the youth = juveniles
timetable = schedule
sessions : (better than) lessons
command of the language = your knowledge of something/ language ability
early exposure: tiếp xúc từ sớm
gain a better understanding of other culture. = gain a thorough insights into…
generalists: a person who has knowledge of several different subjects or activities
specialists : opposite to generalists
deliver these sessions: = teach
referred to above = mentioned above
standardized: chuẩn hóa
be faced with : encounter sth
within their intake: the number of people who are allowed to enter a school (lượng hs nhập học)
demotivated (a) = dispirited
these issues can be addressed strategically within the policy adopted: có thể giải quyết vấn đề nhờ vào chính sách đã đưa ra.
benefits society culturally and economically: có lợi cho xã hội cả về mặt văn hóa và kinh tế
innate ability = born ability
harness = exploit = control: khai thác thế mạnh của cái gì để achieve smth
BÀI MẪU BAND 9.0 TỪ GIÁM KHẢO TRONG SÁCH CAM:
Traditionally, children have begun studying foreign languages at secondary school, but some educationalists argue that primary school is a better time for children to start that learning. And the policy has been adopted by some educational authorities and schools, with both positive and negative outcomes.
The obvious argument in its favor is that 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.
The greater flexibility of the primary timetable allows for more frequent, shorter sessions and for a play-centred approach, thus maintaining learners’ enthusiasm and progress. Their command of the language in later life will benefit from this early exposure, while learning other languages subsequently will be easier for them. They may also gain a better understanding of other culture.
There are, however, some disadvantages. Primary school teachers are generalists, and may not have the necessary language skills themselves. If specialists have to be brought in to deliver these sessions, the flexibility referred to above is diminished. If primary language teaching is not standardized, secondary schools could be faced with a great variety of levels in different languages within their intake. There is no advantage if enthusiastic primary pupils become demotivated as soon as they change schools. However, these issues can be addressed strategically within 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 ability should be harnessed to make these benefits more achievable.
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