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- Title
Els beneficis de la música en l’aprenentatge fonològic d’una llengua estrangera.
- Authors
Baills, Florence; Prieto, Pilar
- Abstract
In the last few years, the use of music in foreign language classrooms has become more common, and teachers undertake numerous playful activities such as listening to songs to learn new vocabulary or new grammatical structures. However, the use of music is usually perceived by teachers as a purely motivational and playful resource that is incorporated into the classroom to alternate with more demanding activities. The possibility of carrying out purely musical training to improve phonological learning is rarely appreciated. The main goal of this article is to highlight the impact of musical education for phonological language learning. To attain this goal, we offer a brief overview of the results of research that has studied the close link between music and language, the positive relationship between musical, cognitive, and linguistic skills (and especially phonological skills), as well as the transfer effects of musical training in language learning, and specifically in the area of phonological learning. In the context of foreign language learning, several studies have shown a positive transfer effect between phonological acquisition and different types of musical activities. These activities may integrate language (such as songs) or consist of purely musical training based on the practice of rhythm and melody. Of particular interest is musical training associated with body movement performed by the learners. These results indicate that beyond its entertaining effects, music enhances phonological learning and should therefore be considered a complementary tool of great educational potential for foreign language learning.
- Subjects
MUSIC education; LANGUAGE &; languages; LISTENING comprehension; MUSICALS; MELODY; MOTIVATION (Psychology); EDUCATIONAL films; LANGUAGE transfer (Language learning)
- Publication
Language, Society & Communication / Llengua, Societat i Comunicació, 2022, Issue 20, p35
- ISSN
1697-5928
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1344/lsc-2022.20.4