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Essay by 谢振礼老师 Jeenn Lee Hsieh
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真题还原
"Teaching primary school students foreign languages has more advantages
than disadvantages." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons
for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or
experience.
范文:
Learning English as a foreign language early in life benefits students on a
long-term basis. By beginning to study foreign languages at the age of seven,
children can take advantage of educational programs at the primary schools they
attend so as to get a head start for further studies in high school and college.
However, two positive effects are particularly obvious: mental development and
career preparation.
Studying foreign languages helps children to enhance overall intellectual
growth. Experts say that learning other languages at a young age can improve
math and critical thinking skills as well as strengthen the use and
understanding of a child's native tongue. Their research even shows that
students who continuously take foreign language courses score higher in
standardized tests with each additional year of study. So, it is important
children are exposed to other cultures--with different language patterns and
different methods of expressing themselves--in a way they would not have
experienced had they not studied the subject. Thus, by gaining the ability to
communicate with people from other areas of the world at an early age, children
become more interested in and accepting of cultures and values that differ from
their own. Needless to say, this ability is especially useful in
globalization.
Mastering a foreign language as universal as English also increases a
candidate's chances of landing a desired job. Such is a professional benefit to
learning a foreign language beginning at primary schools. It is that nowadays
many high-paying job opportunities require foreign language skills, for good
reasons. Children who are good at English, for example, have often been shown to
think in a different or more complex manner than youths who only learn their
native language. Further, they are also more open and willing to accept the
ideas and customs of other cultures. Of course, these advantages are essential
to helping children to be successful in their chosen careers later in life.
It goes without saying that foreign languages are difficult to learn, and
this is exactly why children should study any foreign tongue at an early age,
benefitting not only their mental development but also their career preparation.
And this also justifies the policy of compulsory learning of English as a
foreign language in many countries where that language is not spoken. Without
any doubt, all the efforts made by young children to study foreign languages
will pay off handsomely in the long run. |
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:23:13