Nowadays, English is no longer viewed as a foreign language; it is the global means of communication: the language of communication wherever a deal is being done internationally. Oficially, English now has a special status in more than 75 countries, with a total population of over 2 billion speakers, where 1 out of 4 speaks English to some level of competence.
As Englsih language has become the most widespread language in the whole world, it has been ranked in place number 2 after the Mandarin one. This is obvious another reason why English should be learnt in order for communication to turn out.
Taking into account the toll of population who speaks English, it is sufficed to say that some of the different reasons why people study a foreign language, such as : the advencement, which is that people think that English offers a chance for progress in their professional lives. The knowledge of language skills set them apart from other employees, becoming better candicates for promotion and work on new projects, pursuing in this way their professional goals.
According to the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH), which proposes that up to a certain age, language may be acquired easily and occurs the firs eight to ten years of life. (Suffice it to say that some authors argue that this phenomenon appears around puberty) After this period, the LAD begins to deteriorate and provoke traumatic loss of language ability. (Lightbown and Spada, 1993).
For this reason, we considered that it is extremely essential that a child starts the process of learning, at an early age in order for him/her to get used to the language. The more a student gets familiarized with the language, the more effective and rewarding will be his/her academic development in a near future.
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