This paper tries to argue that China should not provide English courses to primary students by analyzing current situations in China. Desirable results cannot be achieved mainly because of students’ lower efficiency, teachers’ incompetency and people’s misconception of the critical period hypothesis. This paper tries to argue that China should not provide English courses to primary students by analyzing current situations in China. Desirable results can not be achieved primarily because of students ’lower efficiency, teachers’ incompetency and people’s misconception of the critical period hypothesis.