Thursday, December 12, 2013

Opinion: Should Kids Learn Foreign Languages?

Read the article below from Scholastic News, "Should Kids Learn Foreign Languages?'
Do you think kids should learn another language in school? Why or why not?

Explain your thinking.

30 comments:

  1. I think kids should have to learn a foreign language because when somebody talks to them in another language they can understand and talk back in that language. Then you get to know more people and when people ask you questions you know what they are saying.

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  2. I think kids should learn foreign language in school. If you go to another country you will be able to communicate. You can have more job oppurtunities. Learning another language will help you grow your understanding of that culture

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  3. yes because I want to learn different languages and so i can speak to different people in different language.

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  4. yes because its easier to talk to people in different places
    or if you are at a school that speaks in a different language

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  5. I agree with Ryan because it is better and it is important to learn another language. For example if you move to a new country and everyone does not speak your language, it would be helpful that you learn to speak their language. Also, learning another language is fun because you can impress your friends and speaking one language can be pretty boring.

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  6. Yes. I do think kids should learn foreign language. One reason I think that is because it is fun to learn different languages. Another reason I think that is because if you know alot of language's you can be very smart at writing and reading because you have learned alot of words in different language's. And that is why I think kids should learn foreign language's.

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  7. I think kids should learn forigen languages because if you talk to someone who dosen't know english you might know the language that they speak so then you can talk and communicate and understand that person.

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  8. I think they shouldn't cut foreign language in classes because it is important for everyone to learn more than one language so when they go to other countries they wont feel lost. i also think it would be great to know different languages when looking for a job.

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  9. I THINK THAT KIDS SHOULD LEARN FORIGEN LANGUAGES BECAUSE IF SOMEONE DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH YOU COULD LEARN THERE LANGUAGES

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  10. Yes.I tjhink that kids should have foreign languages because you can communicate with the people who live there and more languages you know the more you can communicate. For example if someone went on vacation they might not know there languages and they might not know what there saying. Another example is if they did know there language then they might know what there saying and can communicate.

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  11. Yes kids should learn foreign languages. One example is when kids grow up they might meet a person who speaks a different language and if they want communicate with you and you want to communicate with them you can and you also you should have a extra language.

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  12. I think kids should learn foreign languages because if they are going on a trip they might want to know how to speak the language from that country. Also learning a 2nd language is good for your brain.

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  13. I think that kids should learn foreign languages if they want to. They might not go to another county until they are like 11 or 12 or 10 years old. Like at ps261 they have arabic classes you can go if you want to and you don,t have to go. That is why I think kids should learn foreign languages if they want to

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  14. I think that kids should learn another language because it can be helpful and its cool to tell everybody because when you are in another country you can speak the language.

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  15. I think that we should still learn languages because a lot of people speak spanish in the world and if you ever go traveling its nice to know the language of the country you're going to so you can communicate with them. Also, its important and it could help you with a lot of things in your future.

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  16. I think we should learn a foreign language in school because later if we travel to a country where they speak it we can understand what they are saying. So it will be a nicer trip.

    I also think it helps us get ready for college. It makes us smarter.

    Also if we know a foreign language we can help others learn it.

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  17. Yes, I think kids should learn foreign languages for these three reasons: 1. kids should learn foreign languages because if they go somewhere where people speak different languages it would be less of a pain to talk to them; 2. I could teach my mom something and not she teaching me something annoying; 3. if you know a bunch of different languages, you can compare them and learn different things about them. It's like if you know a lot of people you can compare them and learn new things.

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  18. I think kids should learn a foreign language because if you want to travel a lot you should learn to communicate. Also it is fun because you get to play games and you can teach people that language.

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  19. Yes,kids should be learning different languages because when you get older there are people that Speak different languages and they ask you questions but you don't understand them and that might be embarrassing for you.

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  20. I think that kids should learn foreign languages because (1) when they grow up they might go to a foreign country and they might know the language because they learned it in school.(2)maybe there is a person in your family who speaks a foreign language and then you can learn that language in school.(3) plus you can tell your friends and they might be intrested and start learning too!

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  21. Yes I think kids should learn foreign languages because when they go on trips to places with a different language they won't know how to speak in that language + learning new languages helps you learn more about other cultures + it's fun! + learning new languages is good for your brain.

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  22. I think kids should learn foreign languages because if they go to another country like France they can speak that language well and if it get's easy try another language.

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  23. I think that kids should learn another language because if you want to travel to a different country . You will be able to speak and understand what they are saying. Also it will help you in the future if you want to be a traveler and go to different countries around the world.

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  24. I think that we should have foreign languages because if there is a boy or girl and another boy or girl wants to be friends and one of them does not speak English and they speak one of the languages that you took you could speak to them.

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  25. i think kids should learn different languages because they can translate to other kids in the class or if a grocery store speaks speaks a different language and some one is having trouble talking to them you could help by translating

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  26. yes i think that could learn different languages for your own good so when you get older you know all these great languages

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  27. Should kids learn different languages? Yes!
    My first reason is maybe in the future you'll work with someone who speaks a different language. My second reason is suppose you moved to a different country and you have to learn the language. My third reason is if you are at school and a kid speaks a different language you could talk to them and help them.

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