This report presents the results of a study into the relationship between musical ability and the development of a phonological system by foreign language learners. Our own experiences both as a foreign language teacher and as a musical group leader have raised a number of questions and lines of enquiry. These challenge previous researchers’ findings concerning the allegedly absolutely positive effect of music on language learning and as a result this study has been undertaken.After a brief theoretical presentation, we describe the research project in which learners abilities to distinguish and produce different phonemes as well as the prosody of the language studying are analyzed. Two groups of learners were compared in this study. One group attended a music school. The second group had no musical experience. The study showed that receptive skills were not significantly different between the two groups. The group of learners with musical training was more articulate but this was the only difference. The statistical approach used in analysis of data was the Wilcoxon test.
The article reviews the subjects of music in the field of pre-school and early school education proposed by selected universities. The characteristics of selected courses with a music profile were carried out, taking into account the number of hours devoted to their implementation, and the objectives and curriculum content included in the course cards were also discussed. Attention is paid to the components of pedagogical qualifications necessary in conducting music education classes – the teacher is the key to the proper functioning of the educational system and the future of the pupils depends on their competences, motivation and personality. Conclusions from the conducted analysis are presented in the end.
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W artykule dokonano przeglądu proponowanych przez wybrane uczelnie wyższe przedmiotów o profilu muzycznym na kierunku pedagogika przedszkolna i wczesnoszkolna. Przeprowadzono charakterystykę wybranych kursów o profilu muzycznym z uwzględnieniem liczby godzin przeznaczonych na ich realizację, omówione zostały również cele i treści programowe zawarte w kartach kursów. Zwrócono uwagę na komponenty kwalifikacji pedagogicznych niezbędne w prowadzeniu zajęć umuzykalniających – nauczyciel bowiem jest kluczem do właściwego funkcjonowania systemu edukacyjnego i to od jego kompetencji, motywacji i cech osobowościowych zależy przyszłość wychowanków. W zakończeniu przedstawiono wnioski z przeprowadzonej analizy.
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