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Publication Date: 2013
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Why Use Music in English Language Learning? A Survey of the Literature
Engh, Dwayne
English Language Teaching, v6 n2 p113-127 2013
The use of music and song in the English language-learning classroom is not new. While many teachers intuitively feel that music is beneficial in teaching English language, there is sometimes a lack of the theoretical underpinnings that support such a choice. There are examples in the literature to argue the strong relationship between music and language that are substantiated by research in the fields of cognitive science, anthropology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, First Language Acquisition (FLA) and Second Language Acquisition (SLA).
Descriptors: English Instruction, Music Activities, Literature Reviews, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Language Acquisition, Relevance (Education), Singing, Second Language Learning, Instructional Materials, Educational Resources, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Native Language Instruction
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