What is the importance of studying music related to the English language?
Language and culture are intrinsically related and dependent on each other. Language is formed by culture, while culture is influenced and impacted by language. Language is the medium of a culture.
Hantrais (1989) explains that culture is the beliefs and practices governing the life of a society for which a particular language is the vehicle of expression. Therefore, the understanding of a culture and its people can be enhanced by the knowledge of their language.
Language is rooted in culture and culture is reflected and passed on by language, this means that learning a new language involves the learning of a new culture (Allwright & Bailey 1991).
The main purpose of learning a language is using it correctly, if we teach language without teaching about the culture in which it operates, the students are learning empty or meaningless symbols and they may attach the incorrect meaning to what is being taught.
That is why we cannot separate the language from its culture, we cannot learn a language without studying its culture.
Learning a language, therefore, is not only learning the alphabet, the meaning, the grammar rules and the arrangement of words, but it is also learning the behavior of the society and its cultural customs. Thus; language teaching should always contain some explicit reference to the culture, the whole from which the particular language is extracted.
Regarding the topic of this blog, music is an art form and cultural activity. Music is a form of expression of every culture in the world. That is why, I consider it is important to study music in the English language in order to have a better understanding of the language.
Hantrais (1989) explains that culture is the beliefs and practices governing the life of a society for which a particular language is the vehicle of expression. Therefore, the understanding of a culture and its people can be enhanced by the knowledge of their language.
Language is rooted in culture and culture is reflected and passed on by language, this means that learning a new language involves the learning of a new culture (Allwright & Bailey 1991).
The main purpose of learning a language is using it correctly, if we teach language without teaching about the culture in which it operates, the students are learning empty or meaningless symbols and they may attach the incorrect meaning to what is being taught.
That is why we cannot separate the language from its culture, we cannot learn a language without studying its culture.
Learning a language, therefore, is not only learning the alphabet, the meaning, the grammar rules and the arrangement of words, but it is also learning the behavior of the society and its cultural customs. Thus; language teaching should always contain some explicit reference to the culture, the whole from which the particular language is extracted.
Regarding the topic of this blog, music is an art form and cultural activity. Music is a form of expression of every culture in the world. That is why, I consider it is important to study music in the English language in order to have a better understanding of the language.
REFERENCES
Allwright D & Bailey KM (1991) Focus on the language classroom: an introduction to classroom research for language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hantrais L (1989) The undergraduate’s guide to studying languages. London: Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research.
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