音乐与人类语言联系之探究和对语言教学的启示论文.doc

Study on the Relationship Between Music and Human Language and Its Revelation to Language Teaching 关键词：音乐，语言，神经学，人类语言学习，音乐的未来 2 Study on the Relationship Between Music and Human Language and Its Revelation to Language Teaching Study on the Relationship Between Music and Human Language and its Revelation to Language Teaching Abstract Music is the language of soul. For years now, the place of music for therapeutic and language developmental functions have been identified by medical experts, natural and sociological science professionals, scholars, and teachers at home and abroad. And also, over the last twenty years, researchers have made significant advances in theories of language acquisition. Many of them noticed that, as parallel systems with similar way of developing, there is compelling conjoining between language and music. The author has referred to a number of scholarly materials and research results at home and abroad which include the origin and evolution of language and music, the historical records about language and music, relations between language and music, the processing model of language in human brain, the perceptive area of music in human brain, and the subsidiary of music to language learning process. Through the review of previous research results, I found many phenomena, as English songs may help a lot in English learning process in terms of cultivating sentiment, creating a pleasant atmosphere, arousing students’ interest, providing authentic environment thus bringing greater cross-cultural awareness. Can I go a step further, to explore the recent researches of neuroscience and cognitive science in the areas of music and language, to find the links between music and language that might provide insights for language acquisition, especially in the second language acquisition and foreign language teaching？ Based on the relevant theories and the latest research data and results, this thesis first emphasizes the historical and evolutionary eviden