Classical Music Research and Reading an Exploratory Study (79148)
Session Chair: Mei-Ying Liao
Saturday, 15 June 2024 09:00
Session: Session 1
Room: Salle 203
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
In various studies, music has been found to enhance learning, motivation and affect. Music has been found to improve reading comprehension of English learners (2011, Rashidi and Faham). Habib et al, (2016) developed a method of music to assist those with dyslexia with reading. This could also relate to the positive affect besides linguistic benefits (Schon et al, 2008). This study examined the relationship between classical music from Bach and English language learning in reading for Chinese students. Both groups did the same reading tasks, however one group was the control group and for the experimental group, classical music was played using binaural beats. A comparison was made on the performance by the ability to answer reading comprehension questions correctly as well as the level of engagement as measured by attempts on the task from class observation as well as written notes by the students on the reading. After the reading task, a survey was posted on the LMS for both groups and resulted in five responses with three of them blank and two partial responses. None of those who participated in the surveyed indicated a preference to be interviewed. Due to the limited response, the possible implications are exploratory on the usage of background music for L2 reading at the tertiary level for students 18 and older.
Authors:
Joshua Lee, University of Macau, Macau
About the Presenter(s)
Mr Joshua Lee is a School Teacher/Instructor at University of Macau in Macau
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