Some people believe that students should start learning a foreign language in primary school rather than in secondary school. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this approach?

It is true that learning a second language from an early age, such as in primary school, is becoming increasingly popular. Despite some obvious disadvantages of this trend, I would argue that these are outweighed by the advantages. On the one hand, there are two significant drawbacks to learning a foreign language in primary school. […]