Academic Journal

Going for a Song: Supporting Language Acquisition in Gaelic 0-3 Groups

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Going for a Song: Supporting Language Acquisition in Gaelic 0-3 Groups
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Lisa MacDonald
المصدر: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2024 45(1):34-46.
الاتاحة: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
تاريخ النشر: 2024
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Indo European Languages, Singing, Toddlers, Parents, Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Second Language Learning, Associative Learning, Learning Strategies, Aural Learning
مصطلحات جغرافية: United Kingdom (Scotland)
DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2022.2142232
تدمد: 0143-4632
1747-7557
مستخلص: This study considered the songs currently in use in Gaelic groups for 0-3 year olds in Scotland, whilst investigating how practitioners use them in the groups. In this article, I argue that Gaelic Early Years practitioners insufficiently understand the potential of song in relation to Gaelic language acquisition with young children and their families. Although it is common practice to integrate Gaelic translations of popular English children's songs into Gaelic playgroups, these songs often distort and misrepresent the Gaelic language's rhythms and grammar. With the connected aspects of phrasing, inflexion and rhythm, music and language are closely related. Shared singing activities hold great potential in advancing young children's growing linguistic skills in first and additional language acquisition. Maximising the benefit, however, requires a highly skilled, knowledgeable and responsive practitioner base and a clearly developed teaching strategy.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
رقم الانضمام: EJ1412574
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:0143-4632
1747-7557
DOI:10.1080/01434632.2022.2142232