What effect does the word "vitally" have on the passage? All children should start learning a foreign language in elementary school. This is vitally important. It is absurd that this is not commonly done in the United States. When Americans are ignorant of other fascinating It emphasizes how important it is to learn a foreign language. languages and cultures, they look foolish and are less able to compete successfully in the world. Those who are against adding languages to our school curriculum are simply narrow-minded. OIt shows that those who disagree with the writer are foolish. OIt suggests that learning a foreign language cause someone to be narrow-minded.