Melodies, rhythm and cognition in foreign language learning / edited by M. Carmen Fonseca-Mora and Mark Gant.

Music and language learning : an introduction / M. Carmen Fonseca-Mora -- Music : why it affects us, how society uses it, and how this knowledge may benefit educators / Hamish Binns -- From melodious cries to articulated sounds : melody at the root of language acquisition / Kathleen Wermke and Werner Mende --The relationship between musical aptitude and foreign language skills / Carmen Toscano-Fuentes -- Musical training and foreign language learning / Javier Ávila -- Teaching English rhythm through folk songs / Rosalía Rodríguez Vázquez -- Children's poetry and music in foreign language learning / Cristina Aguilera Gómez and Pascuala Morote Magán -- A window into composing musical materials for young English language learners / Laurie Thain -- Shall we sing? : Orff-Schulwerk tools for rhythmic development in L2 students / Alejandra Pacheco-Costa -- The impact of music on creativity : exploring classroom research / Teresa Fleta and M. Luisa García Bermejo -- Songs as a valuable pedagogical tool for EFL primary school children / Maria Diakou -- Awakening senses for language learning / José Manuel Foncubierta and Mark Gant -- Education in values through the "chanson française" : a new approach in teaching FFL in higher education / Eva Adam -- A music-based agenda for teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language : common themes and directions / Ziwei Zhou -- A-B-C, it's easy as do-re-mi! : notes from the Tune Into English Roadshow, a touring didactic sing-along show / Fergal Kavanagh.

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Melodies, Rhythm and Cognition in Foreign Language Learning is a collection of essays reflecting on the relationship between language and music, two unique, innate human capacities. This book provides a clear explanation of the centrality of melodies and rhythm to foreign language learning acquisition. The interplay between language music brings to applied linguists inquiries into the nature and function of speech melodies, the role of prosody and the descriptions of rhythmical patterns in verbal behaviour. Musical students seem to be better equipped for language learning, although melodies an.

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