To What Extent Does Musical Aptitude Influence Foreign Language Pronunciation Skills? A Multi-Factorial Analysis of Japanese Learners of English  

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Dolman, Matthew ; Spring, Ryan

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: World Journal of English Language vol. 4 no. 4 (2014), page 1-11.
Topik: foreign language learning; musical aptitude; pronunciation
Fulltext: 5466-18359-1-PB.pdf (374.8KB)

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This study looks at the influence of musical aptitude on learners’ pronunciation abilities in a foreign language. While there have been many studies that have claimed a link between the two (Slevc & Miyake 2006, Milovanov 2010, etc.), some studies suggest that this link may not be as strong as initially thought (Jackendoff, 2009, etc.). This study examines the pronunciation abilities of Japanese University students of similar English level and varying musical aptitude, but conducts more in depth statistical analysis than previous studies by comparing specific musical abilities, such as pitch, loudness, rhythm, tone and timing, with specific problematic pronunciation points, the English sounds /r/, /l/, /v/, [?] and [ð]. The results of our experimentation indicated a statistically significant correlation between musical timing aptitude and the ability to pronounce r and l sounds, but no other significant correlations, indicating that perhaps only specific musical abilities have influence on specific aspects of pronunciation

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