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ERIC Number: EJ435603
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Using Music as a Second Language.
Dethier, Brock
English Journal, v80 n8 p72-76 Dec 1991
Asserts that using popular music to introduce such concepts as irony, artistic influence, or the appropriation of cultural materials is a logical way to interest students and help them make connections and understand new material quickly, efficiently, and pleasantly. Outlines an approach to teaching English that uses music as a chief source of examples and analogies. (PRA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Music, Popular Culture, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literature Instruction; Teaching Strategies