When did you begin to learn English?
This question is for non-native English speakers/non-English speaking countries.
In my country South Korea, students begin to learn English from the 3rd grade at schools. (It's compulsory!)
I am curious about other countries and the language eduaction.
In your country, when do students generally begin to learn English and other foreign language?
And is it compulsory or optional?
Do you think it's better to learn English(foreign language) as early as possible?
Please identify your country with your answer.
In my country (Moldova, it's between Ukraine and Romania, the former Soviet Union, for those who don't know where it is :-) ) Englsih is usually taught starting from the 5th grade (sometimes even from the 1st) at school and then for a couple of years at universities.
But the system of teaching English at schools and universities is so pointless that very few of university graduates can speak English at least at an intermediate level. Even the graduates of foreign languages faculties are sometimes very weak in English.
In my country, Colorado, we start learning English before our first birthdays.
Um...since when is Colorado a country?
Isn't there a thread about this already?
I started learning English when I was 10 years old.
In one hand, it's better to start learning a foreign language when you are younger, because it's easier to memorize new words and sounds; in the other hand, there are other things as important to learn, your own language being one of them.
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oh, what a surpize. Greg wrote English for the first time.
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English is compulsory from 7th grade in Japan, and I myself started studying English from 7th grade.
I wish I'd started it a bit earlier though.
@Sho
Is English the first foreign language people learn in Japan?
Yes, even before Japanese.