Musical aptitude and second language pronunciation skills in school-aged children: Neural and behavioral evidence

Milovanov, Riia; Huotilainen, Minna; Välimäki, Vesa; Esquef, Paulo A. A.; Tervaniemi, Mari

doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2007.11.042

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“…Another investigated area of transfer is music and language. Practice in music has been found to speed-up literacy skills (Moreno et al 2009) and the studying of foreign languages (Slevc and Miyake 2006;Milovanov et al 2008). Some more general transfer effects have also been found; music education has been found to enhance selective attention (Degé et al 2011) and sensitivity to emotions in speech (Thompson, Schellenberg, and Husain 2004).…”

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Extended music education enhances the quality of school life

Eerola

2013

Music Education Research

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The claim of whether music education can create social benefits in the school environment was tested in 10 Finnish schools with an extended music curricular class and control classes. The quality of school life (QSL) was assessed by a representative sample (N 0735) of pupils at years 3 and 6 (9-and 12-years-olds). The results showed that extended music education enhances the QSL, particularly in areas related to general satisfaction about the school and a sense of achievement and opportunity for students. Differences related to the schools and gender did not account for the results. A follow-up study examined whether the increase in critical QSL variables was related to music. This analysis utilised data from other classes (N 098) with an extended curriculum (sports and visual arts). These classes did not confer similar benefits. Overall, the results imply that extended music education has a positive effect on the social aspects of schooling.

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Section: Social Benefits Of Musicmentioning

confidence: 94%

Extended music education enhances the quality of school life

Eerola

2013

Music Education Research

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“…In addition, Posedel et al (2011) and Sadakata and Sekiyama (2011) looked at 'late' L2 learners, some of whom were experts in the music domain, whereas Herrera et al (2011), François et al (2012, Milovanov et al (2008), Delogu et al (2010), and Swaminathan and Gopinath (2013) considered young children whose brains were still at the developmental phase, and music was introduced while L1 and L2 skills were still emerging. The latter studies have an advantage in the participants' age, since there might be a sensitive period, namely around seven years, beyond which music-induced structural alterations in the brain are less salient (Habib & Besson, 2009).…”

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The Potential Role of Music in Second Language Learning: A Review Article

Zeromskaite¹

2014

Journal of European Psychology Students

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The effects of musical activities on non-musical domains have recently sparked much research. Whereas the benefits of music for native language abilities are well established, the effect on second language (L2) is not yet fully explored. This review discusses articles suggesting the transfer effect of music on L2 phonological and reading skills. Through the analysis of research literature, it examines; (1) the extent of transfer to specific L2 skills, the nature of necessary music training, the effect of native language on musicality and L2, and the role of working memory in the transfer effect. While the discussed papers provide promising insights into the music-L2 relationship, due to the little research done in this area it is difficult to generalize the results to overall L2 learning.

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“…As a consequence of these very diverse definitions, certain individuals describe themselves as "naturally musical" or "musically talented", while others do not. With respect to the relationship between this 'natural' musicality/musical talent and pronunciation proficiency in a second/foreign language, several recent studies indicate that persons with a musical aptitude are more proficient when it comes to pronunciation in a foreign language, both on the perceptual and the productive level (Gilleece, 2006;Milovanov, Huotilainen, Välimäki, Esquef & Tervaniemi, 2008;Milovanov, 2009;Milovanov & Tervaniemi, 2011). However, these studies were conducted with school-aged children, whereas our target group consists of young university students aged between 18 and 24.…”

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Pronunciation proficiency and musical aptitude in Spanish as a foreign language: results of an experimental research project

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Verhoeven

Thys

2015

Rev. lingüíst. leng. apl.

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This paper examines the correlation between musical aptitude and pronunciation proficiency in an experiment with 29 university students of Spanish as a foreign language. The 29 participants took a test in Spanish pronunciation and prosody as well as in musicality. The pronunciation and prosody test consisted of two parts. The first part was a receptive phonemic discrimination test and the second part was a productive test in which they had to repeat words and sentences chosen for their prosodic characteristics. The musical aptitude test also consisted of a receptive part on musicality in general, as well as a productive part, which included the reproduction of tones, tone intervals, rhythms and the singing of a melody. The statistical analysis with Pearson's correlation-coefficients revealed a positive correlation (although not for all aspects) between the musical and foreign language pronunciation proficiency aptitudes. The results are commented on in the discussion. Relevant teaching implications are included in the conclusion.Keywords: pronunciation and prosody proficiency in a second/foreign language, musical aptitude, Spanish as a second/foreign language research, experimental research, Spanish as a second/foreign language teaching.

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Musical aptitude and second language pronunciation skills in school-aged children: Neural and behavioral evidence

Cited by 131 publications

References 39 publications

Extended music education enhances the quality of school life

Extended music education enhances the quality of school life

The Potential Role of Music in Second Language Learning: A Review Article

Pronunciation proficiency and musical aptitude in Spanish as a foreign language: results of an experimental research project

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