A foreign language is one that is not native to the person speaking the language such as a Chinese speaker having moved to Kenya will say Kiswahili is a foreign language to them. Foreign language instruction should begin at kindergarten for the reasons I will list in this essay.
Learning a foreign at kindergarten will help someone to master it at a tender age which can influence the career path one will choose. One can choose as a linguist based on the fluency on a foreign language, being bilingual or multilingual will have an edge in a given field where you can work in different nations in the world.
Learning a foreign at kindergarten will enable one develop socially with a broad cultural diversity. Through learning a foreign language one is able to learn about the ways and cultures of the people speaking the language hence growth in knowledge of the cultural diversity of people in different part of the world. Through this, kids will be able to make friends with people cultural diversity easily without discriminating someone’s cultural background.
Growth in the intellectual capacity at a tender age will be achieved through learning a foreign language at kindergarten. Through reading, speaking and listening to a foreign language by a kid will develop their coding and decoding skills when they are still young and curious to know more. At a young age, one is able to learn and grasp new ideas and knowledge easily hence one will learn three or more languages at a shorter time span than when learning a foreign language at an older age.
To conclusion, a foreign language instruction at kindergarten will result in a child growth in intelligence, social development and career growth later in future.
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