Some other research on Multiple Intelligences supports this
idea. It describes how people demonstrate different skills and talents
while trying to
learn. Therefore, classrooms must provide different
approaches to meet an individual student''s areas of strength in order
to be the most successful. Using rhythm, chanting, and songs with these
students can increase their attention and interest while motivating
them to learn.
Advertisers and filmmakers realize and utilize the power of music to
evoke emotions and get our attention. Educators need to learn from this
multi-million dollar industry and use music to our advantage to help
children to learn.
Good first
teaching is based on using what children already
know, and the influence of music on learning is clear. Therefore, it
seems that teachers should be motivated to incorporate music, rhymes,
chants, rhythm, and songs in the classroom.
If music can set the stage for learning, increase a child''s
interest, and activate a student''s thinking, what are we waiting for?
Music gives a soul to the universe,
Wings to the mind,
Flight to the imagination...
And life to everything.
--Plato
2. Methods, techniques and research tools.
Language teaching methods.
Various methods stem from these two approaches. It will be noticed that
the first principle in each contains a linguistic rather than
psychological statement. At this point of the discussion, it is
impossible to detach linguistic from psychological considerations. The
cognitive code learning theory has been rejected as ineffective in the
process of teaching modern foreign languages.