New Research

So I am still having trouble finding different sides to my topic of teaching foreign language at a younger age. But I did find yet another article that supports my opinion. It is titled "All primary schools to teach foreign languages by 2010." The English government announced back in March of this year that every child in England will start to learn a foreign language in primary school starting at the age of seven by the year 2010. The government will require the students to learn the language from age seven to fourteen. After this age, it will no longer be mandatory to take the language. This was the only part of the article that I did not agree with. I think the language should be continued to be taught all through high school. In 2002, England changed the rule that said that taking a language was mandatory for 14-16 year olds. Recently, there has been in a drop in the numbers of teenagers that are choosing to take a language. They are also recommending immersion courses for the students. The seven years of learning the language will help the students to build their confidence and knowledge in the language.