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Motivating, Embodying and Flowing: Music in Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language

Wang, Ke
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1593017558228351

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2020, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
This thesis explores if and how music can be incorporated into the teaching and learning of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Considering music more than simply a sonic device or a “fun tool” in classrooms, the author discusses the uniqueness of music in human communication, its nature as a cultural artifact in human evolution, and its role in the formation and maintenance of group cohesion among humans through the physiological mechanism of the human mirror neuron system (MNS). From a pedagogical perspective, music provides a critical link in the chain of meaning communication and intention construction due to its associative floating intentionality and its ability to elicit emotional and motivational responses, communicate communions, and enhance coordination within certain social group members. Specifically, Chapter one explores the possibility of integrating music into the CFL field by highlighting the uniqueness of music’s role in human communication. Chapter two examines the connections between music and language from the perspective of their physiological foundations, cognitive mechanisms, and evolutionary pathways. Chapter three focuses on the functions of music and its role in learning and language learning. Finally, Chapter four focuses on material development by providing a sample unit of the music-enhanced Chinese online course—iFriends.
Xiaobin Jian (Advisor)
Galal Walker (Committee Member)
99 p.
Curriculum Development; Language; Music; Pedagogy; Teaching
Chinese, Language, Pedagogy, Music

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  • Wang, K. (2020). Motivating, Embodying and Flowing: Music in Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1593017558228351

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wang, Ke. Motivating, Embodying and Flowing: Music in Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language. 2020. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1593017558228351.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wang, Ke. "Motivating, Embodying and Flowing: Music in Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1593017558228351

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