Music as an enhacer of EFL spelling skills in diverse secondary classrooms

Keywords:

music, dictation, low proficiency level, foreign language, diverse learners

Abstract

This research has as a main aim to check the benefits of using music in the FL classrooms, specifically with students who present lower proficiency levels in the target language. In order to carry out this project, the design of a pedagogical intervention has been necessary. In particular, two groups of the first year of secondary education took part. One group belonged to a bilingual program, the other one was a group formed by students with some difficulties in their learning process, due to diverse circumstances. The intervention focused on teaching the spelling of the sounds /aI/, /eI/, /i:/ and of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense having music an essential role during the sessions. The intervention lasted three sessions, data was collected through two dictation passages made at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. Classroom observation also offered qualitative data. Data gathered show interesting results which are highly positive. However, some students would need more time to acquire the knowledge expected. Finally, some pedagogical implications for future teaching interventions are provided.

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Author Biographies

Sofía García-Carmona, University of Huelva

Sofia Garcia Carmona. She has a Degree in English Studies, a Master's Degree in Compulsory Secondary Education Teachers and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching, and a Master's Degree in Teacher Training of Spanish as a Foreign Language. She has received training courses. She has attended congresses.

Analí Fernández-Corbacho, University of Huelva

Analí Fernández Corbacho is Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Huelva since 2008. She has previously worked at the University of Banská Bystrica (2002-2006), Slovakia; and at the College of William and Mary, VA, USA (2000-2001).
Her teaching activity is related to second language acquisition and English teaching methodology. She trains future Primary and Secondary English teachers; she has also collaborated in professional-development courses for in-service teachers and higher-education professors.
Her research interests include: foreign language reading skills; innovation in foreign language teaching methodology; music and new technologies in the language classroom; project work, etc. She is a member of the Research Center COIDESO (Contemporary Thinking and Innovation for Social Development) and the Research Group ReALL (Research in Affective Language Learning, Hum657).

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2022-12-02
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García-Carmona, S., & Fernández-Corbacho, A. (2022). Music as an enhacer of EFL spelling skills in diverse secondary classrooms . Linguo Didáctica, 1, 56-81. https://doi.org/10.33776/linguodidactica.v1.7492
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