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The role of art in language teaching to linguistically gifted children

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is the presentation of the role and means of using art in teaching a foreign language to linguistically gifted children at an early-school age, more precisely, what methods and forms of teaching should be prioritised in teaching children with these abilities. The research method was the analysis of the scientific literature dealing with this problem. The article presents the impact of art on multidimensional child development – affective and cognitive, and primarily, on the advantages of learning English related to art. The concept of a linguistically gifted student was defined, and methods of working with students having these abilities were provided. Content, forms, methods, and means used in the work with such students were considered. The authors stress the competencies which may be effectively developed based on art. The results of the analysis showed that working with gifted children constitutes a challenge for teachers. Therefore, the article presents examples of teaching materials, exercises, tasks, methods, and techniques integrating various forms of art with language learning. In conclusion, the authors emphasise that art is a wonderful teaching aid and may be a starting point for many linguistic tasks motivating to authentic use of language both by gifted students and those who do not possess special linguistic talents.

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