In Japan, English education will start next year from the third grade at elementary school. It has been said that Japanese people are less proficient in English than people in other countries, so the Japanese government decided to improve their nations' English skills.
However, some people say that we should improve our mother language during elementary school days instead of spending the time to study English, because the mother language is the most important language that should be improved and is a fundamental part of our identity as a Japanese. They say that people who don't learn their mother language well will struggle to learn English as a second language and that it is not too late to study English after being a junior high school student. What do you think about early English education?
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Hi, Rys. Nice to know that. I would like to know if others also have similar sayings in that sense.
Hi, Rose. Thank you for sharing your opinion. As for pronouns, I agree with you. I think that the earlier they learn it, the more correctly they can pronounce it. However, I heard that some specialists of English education say that early English education is not necessarily helpful for children to improve their English later. One of them says that children's ability of a second language is determined by their ability of their mother language, so it is more important to improve their mother language.
Yes, of course, mastery of the mother tongue comes first and is the basis for learning another language.
An Arabic proverb says" learning in childhood period is like engraving in rocks" It means learning something in early years of a child will be lasted in his mind forever. Because the important of English nowadays, Iraq government ordered to learn English to the first sage of elementary schools. I think is the decision is the best one.
Hello, Tawfeeq. Thank you for your comment. I wonder if Iraqi people don't oppose it.
Hello Tam. Iraqi people liked it. Our childern should be happy because they are very lucky.
Hi Tam!
If English education begins at early age, it will be easier for learners and they have more fun to learn it.
Hi, Coral. Thank you for your comment.
Arigatu Tam! My sons, Muhammad and Ahmad can speak English. When they were two years old, we started to teach them at home. their mother likes French. She began to give them some French. I told her to concentrate on English, but she is stubborn. Imagine both both kids when they are at school! They are three years now. Thanks, Tam for sharing .
Hi, Dara. Thank you for your comment. What is your sons's mother language? Do you worry about their mother language skills?
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