Should bilingualism be taught from Primary Level in schools? (GRE Essay)

Category: Education
Written by: Hamza Farooq (on February 08, 2008 - 12:00 PM)

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Whoever said that being bilingualism or multilingualism, for that matter, wasn’t important at all? I believe learning a second language is extremely vital and instrumental in an individual’s development and maintaining international accord.

Psychologists believe that teaching students a second from an earlier age is more beneficial in contrast to an older age. With a developing and an earnest mind, a child is able to grasp a better understanding and dialects of the second language; in return, it aids him with a better understanding of the first language during translation and thinking process. Being bilingual makes us more diverse and gives us a chance of being more coherent others.

Given the same credentials of two people, one who knows more language is usually more successful. The Human Race is not homogenous, it is our heterogeneity that defines us and makes us unique. Language is the strongest medium for expression/communication thus mastering more than one, helps us to reach out various individual groups. My uncle who is a family physician carries the advantage of being bilingual. This gives him the opportunity to communicate easily with those who speak his second language and eventually leads him to treat his patients quicker and in a much better way. This has proved to be pivotal in his fame as most of his patients are rural farmer families who not only bring him great business but also fresh fruits and vegetables directly from their farms.

Hence, I conclude, second language fluency is extremely beneficial and crucial, and as it is best learned in the earlier years of life, thus it should be taught at Primary level in schools.

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