Can children in classrooms learn new languages through songs? A look at what research on this topic can tell us

The Project

This Deanery Digest is based on the following publication: Hamilton, C., Schulz, J., Chalmers, H., & Murphy, V.A. (2024). Investigating the substantive linguistic effects of using songs for teaching second or foreign languages to preschool, primary and secondary school learners: a systematic review of intervention research. System, 124(103350). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2024.103350

Digest prepared by Dr Catherine Hamilton.

What is this research about and why is it important?

What did we do?

What did we find?

What does it all mean anyway?

Details

License: CC BY-NC-SA
Year of publication: 2025
Phase: Primary education
School Subject: Modern Languages
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