Wpływ predyspozycji muzycznych na umiejętność wymowy w języku obcym
Musical ability and its influence on foreign language pronunciation

Author(s): Agnieszka Połać
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: musical aptitude;language aptitude;pronunciation skills
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims at presenting the results of a study which addressed the issue of language aptitude with special attention to the influence that musical education exerts on foreign language pronunciation skills. The study was conducted on the basis of the Danish language and consisted of a task that pertained to the production of Danish words and phrases. The participants in the study were two groups of students: musicians from Academy of Music and non-musicians from The Institute of English Studies at the Łódź University. In the present paper the author discusses the results of the task concerning pronunciation skills of both groups of respondents, taking into consideration the point of view of an external consultant, who assessed the performances of the respondents. Moreover, the results of musicians will be juxtaposed with those gained by non-musicians in order to reveal the previously mentioned correlation between musical training and foreign language aptitude. On the basis of the obtained results, it can be concluded that this research indicates that musical and linguistic skills are interconnected.

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