tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post1610299656855948051..comments2024-03-26T16:34:28.335+01:00Comments on the piri-piri lexicon: Why is music good for language learning? Recent research findings.The Piri-Piri Lexiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211814852783699044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-36011660109843496662016-03-14T10:31:00.443+01:002016-03-14T10:31:00.443+01:00It is the great benefits that music brings to stud...It is the great benefits that music brings to students. Nice to be exposed to it everyday.Marryhttp://www.myrecordplayers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-75752458346916199532013-10-15T19:43:18.305+02:002013-10-15T19:43:18.305+02:00I really don't know that music is very good fo...I really don't know that music is very good for language learning. Glad to learn such important lesson through reading this enormous allocation and I'll look forward to share this nice post with my Facebook wall, to spread the word around.<br /><a href="http://www.bestwaytolearnlanguage.com" rel="nofollow">Owen</a>Owennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-45538521615535579002013-09-21T21:01:37.331+02:002013-09-21T21:01:37.331+02:00Thank you for your comment. I am simply reporting ...Thank you for your comment. I am simply reporting what the study has found. I am sure there is much more at play than repetition with music. I am also aware of other studies that have reported similar results but where the learning based on the music has not led to bigger advantages later.<br />In my opinion, though, to claim that a lot of what is being done is flawed is a little pessimistic. Luckily, there are millions of people fluent and proficient in a number of languages.The Piri-Piri Lexiconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211814852783699044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-90672753702859857182013-09-21T04:09:40.251+02:002013-09-21T04:09:40.251+02:00I would like to comment the 2nd study. What we are...I would like to comment the 2nd study. What we are looking for when we learn a language is proficiency, that is being able to talk etc spontaneously at a good level. How we perform on tests is not really a measure of that. The initial TOEFL test for eg measured students ability to "know" English, but did not measure their proficiency. So when it is stated that students performed better on tests, I am a little hesitant.<br /><br />The other issue is to talk about the exercise mentioned. As we all know, language is fundamentally a creative skill. (ie When we are skilled at it we can create an infinite number of expressions from fundamentally a limited number of words) So to suggest that repetition will of itself lead to a development of a creative skill is questionable. Repeating brush strokes (with or without music) will not make us into artists. Maybe on a test we can draw straighter lines etc, but that is where it ends. There is a lot more needed for us to become artists<br /><br />For too long language teachers have asked students to repeat phrases, sounds, words hoping that by some miracle they will be able to transform that into language skills. The exceedingly poor rates of success in language learning only attest to the fact that a lot of what is being done (and I will put repetition, with or without music into that category) is flawed.<br /><br />The trouble is that many researchers are stuck in the current paradigms and hence look for results to improve what we are have, not to actually question it. There are a number of people who have done that. Language Learning Unlocked is one book that questions the current paradigms and proposes alternate ones based on what we know about infants learning their first language and what we know about what successful adults do.Andrew Weilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471591686483383470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-5817529728645534142013-09-20T11:27:59.902+02:002013-09-20T11:27:59.902+02:00Wow! Fascinating! Maybe this is why my husband and...Wow! Fascinating! Maybe this is why my husband and I intuitively felt that no matter what or children must learn a musical instrument and starting this year! Hurts the pocketbook when you make a check for 3 children for music training AND music theory classes, but I'm happy to know that in addition to developing a talent they will carry with them throughout their lives, it will also help their language development! Thanks for sharing!the Paris Busy Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568305366970555662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-12573185258371671372013-09-20T10:10:04.875+02:002013-09-20T10:10:04.875+02:00Welcome back!
That third study would explain why ...Welcome back!<br /><br />That third study would explain why the Musikhochschule in Karlsruhe seems to have soooo man Asian students!bevchenhttp://confuzzledom.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com