The Melody of Learning
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Dr. Elena Picech
Presentation Format
Event
Abstract/Description
The Melody of Learning
La melodía del aprendizaje
Music opens numerous doors of creativity and enlightenment when combined with our cognitive development skills. The question is how music can enhance the teaching of foreign languages and other subjects in the classrooms. This paper explores the importance of using music in ways that can be combined with traditional teaching methods. Music can be used as a tool to create more profound and impactful ways in students’ learning. This paper will examine the existing scientific studies about how music impacts cognitive development. We will examine how the various regions of the brain are activated when a person is working on music, mathematics, and languages. Throughout this research, I intend to prove how music can have a positive impact in learning. Furthermore, the essay will take into account how music may benefit students with different learning styles within the classroom. Not only will I be consulting existing research on this topic but I will also take into account the results of a survey that I recently conducted. Also, my personal experience will inform me further on this matter. With each of these pieces of supporting evidence, I will determine the results connected to how music can enhance the teaching of foreign languages.
Zuleyka Valdés
Double Major:
Math Education Grades 5-9 & Spanish P-12 Certification
(Class of 2017)
Research Advisor: Dr. Elena Picech
Location
Barkley Room, Curris Center
Start Date
April 2016
End Date
April 2016
Affiliations
Modern Languages Senior Colloquium
The Melody of Learning
Barkley Room, Curris Center
The Melody of Learning
La melodía del aprendizaje
Music opens numerous doors of creativity and enlightenment when combined with our cognitive development skills. The question is how music can enhance the teaching of foreign languages and other subjects in the classrooms. This paper explores the importance of using music in ways that can be combined with traditional teaching methods. Music can be used as a tool to create more profound and impactful ways in students’ learning. This paper will examine the existing scientific studies about how music impacts cognitive development. We will examine how the various regions of the brain are activated when a person is working on music, mathematics, and languages. Throughout this research, I intend to prove how music can have a positive impact in learning. Furthermore, the essay will take into account how music may benefit students with different learning styles within the classroom. Not only will I be consulting existing research on this topic but I will also take into account the results of a survey that I recently conducted. Also, my personal experience will inform me further on this matter. With each of these pieces of supporting evidence, I will determine the results connected to how music can enhance the teaching of foreign languages.
Zuleyka Valdés
Double Major:
Math Education Grades 5-9 & Spanish P-12 Certification
(Class of 2017)
Research Advisor: Dr. Elena Picech