THE SUITABILITY OF LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR AN EARLY AGE

Abstract

Globalization is deemed to be interconnection between countries that are more and more widely accepted by the vast of majority. In this way, thanks to the advances in the world of technology and increasing international communication, the significance of foreign language learning is generally growing as well as a trend toward teaching foreign language at younger ages. This paper aims to determine the impacts of distinct age groups on second language acquisition and the connection between age factors. Meanwhile, the beneficial sides of learning second language at an early stage could facilitate to promote cognitive skills; creativity, attentional aptitude, memory and other social skills. Nevertheless, disappearing the sense of native languages and culture gradually, extra academic burden and tuition fees also could hinder this process. Apart from that learning a dual language would affect children's mental development as well. Hence, the human brain has been genetically prepared for language learning in an early childhood is to improve human language power as early as possible. (Aim Matun Nihayati. January 2023).