Date on Honors Thesis
Fall 11-20-2020
Major
Communication Disorders
Examining Committee Member
Megan Smetana, M.S., CCC-SLP, Advisor
Examining Committee Member
Alison Brown, M.S., CCC-SLP, Committee Member
Examining Committee Member
Kelly Vaughan, M.S., CCC-SLP, Committee Member
Examining Committee Member
Warren Edminster, PhD, Executive Director of Honors College
Abstract/Description
This literature review aims to analyze the influence of music as a learning tool throughout the process of second language acquisition. Through the compilation and analysis of recent research conducted on the academic, cultural, and linguistic impacts of music on the four modes of language, which include reading, speaking, writing, and listening, this thesis will demonstrate the effects of incorporating music into the second language learning curriculum. Definitions of both music and language, as well as a description of the components of both areas will be included. An examination of the neurocognitive relationship between music and language, as well as the process of memorizing linguistic content will be conducted. Finally, an analysis of the impacts of music during the process of second language acquisition will be conducted. Specific attention will be paid to the influence of music on the language learner, as well as the implications of incorporating music into the language learning curriculum.
Recommended Citation
Grimm, Shelby, "Language Learning from the Developmental and Neurocognitive Perspective: An Examination of the Impact of Music on Second Language Acquisition" (2020). Honors College Theses. 58.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/honorstheses/58
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Development Studies Commons, First and Second Language Acquisition Commons, Health Communication Commons, International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Language Description and Documentation Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, Other Music Commons, Semantics and Pragmatics Commons, Syntax Commons