There has been much debate in recent times about when young people
should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled
in recent times by the increasing
placed on the English
IMPORTANT
language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a
substantial amount of
on additional tuition on language
FUNDING
lessons to give their children every
edge. In the past
COMPETITION
decade, language institutes have sprung up in
urban
NUMBER
centres, all claiming to provide rapid
in English.
ADVANCED
There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to
English in their
years. This, many claim, will make the
FORMATION
language more
and ensure that all pronunciation errors
INSTINCT
can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters
who have been raised in
families, where the language
LANGUAGE
spoken at home is different to the one that they
with
CONVERSATION
in their external environment. While these children can switch between
two languages with greater
, it remains to be seen
EASY
whether this is
when learning additional languages.
ADVANTAGE