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Creating Shared Experiences: Integrating Cognitive and Emotive Aspects in the Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language through Music

Wang, Ke
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1721127649946071

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2024, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Abstract: Language and music are integral to human cognition and emotion, distinguishing our species. Despite the pervasive presence of music, its pedagogical value in the field of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) remains underexplored. This dissertation explores the potential of music in Chinese language pedagogy by addressing two key research questions: (1) Why must foreign language learning extend beyond the cognitive to integrate both cognitive and emotive aspects? Or, why is creating shared experiences essential for learning to communicate with and participate in another culture? (2) How can music facilitate the integration of cognitive and emotive aspects, leading to the creation of shared experiences? Grounded in an extensive literature review of the evolutionary trajectories, neurobiological and physiological features, and semiotic systematicity of language and music, this study advocates for the integration of music and all related activities—collectively termed “musicking”—into the CFL curriculum via the Performed Culture Approach (PCA) framework. This integration is crucial and timely, facilitating the creation of shared experiences that link cognitive and emotive aspects of learning. Moreover, this integration enhances interpersonal and intercultural communication and fosters a deeper level of intercultural awareness, understanding, and recognition. This study comprises five chapters. Chapter One delves into the evolutionary history of music and language, comparing their communicative functions. Chapter Two examines the physiological underpinnings of music’s key mechanisms and features, such as entrainment, embodiment, and emotions. Chapter Three analyzes the semiotic function of music, emphasizing its role in social contexts and its parallels with language throughout evolutionary history. Chapter Four addresses the necessity of incorporating music into the PCA within contemporary CFL education. Chapter Five, titled “Chinese Songs as a Gateway to the Chinese World,” details a pedagogical material development project. It provides learners with a comprehensive anthology and learning materials, featuring over 40 vocal and instrumental pieces from Chinese history. The chapter includes supplemental materials such as readings, exercises, narratives, and a variety of performances, designed to offer an immersive and engaging learning experience. This initiative seeks to enhance learners’ advanced proficiency in the Chinese language, especially at poetic and aesthetic levels, while simultaneously fostering cultural awareness and appreciation of the target culture through music.
Xiao-bin Jian (Advisor)
Galal Walker (Committee Member)
Marjorie K.M. Chan (Committee Member)
460 p.
Asian Studies; Language; Music
Chinese language pedagogy, music, emotion, cognitive, shared experience

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  • Wang, K. (2024). Creating Shared Experiences: Integrating Cognitive and Emotive Aspects in the Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language through Music [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1721127649946071

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wang, Ke. Creating Shared Experiences: Integrating Cognitive and Emotive Aspects in the Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language through Music. 2024. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1721127649946071.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wang, Ke. "Creating Shared Experiences: Integrating Cognitive and Emotive Aspects in the Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language through Music." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1721127649946071

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