Why and How to Use Music as a Teaching Aid

歌曲作為語言教室之輔助教學：原理與方法

胡迪(Timothy R. Fox)

《Hwa Kang Journal of TEFL》 1期 (1995/05) Pp. 77-116

https://doi.org/10.6362/HKJTEFL.199505.0077

摘要

現代教育史中，音樂一直是教室活動中不可或缺的一部分，尤其是在小學低年級的階段。然而，隨著學生心智的逐漸成熟，音樂的使用也就越來越少，終至完全取消。本文顯示，無論學生們的年齡大小，在以英文為外國語的教室教學中，音樂將能鼓勵學生增進語文能力。本文指出了良好教學方式及適當音樂教材間的許多相似點。從教育以外的領域，如心理療法及宗教等方面，本文顯示，因語言及音樂與人類心靈層面有極密切的關聯，僅於教師的掌握下，音樂才能自然地成為一項重要的工具。此外，本文亦探討，對象是少數已出版的教科書，有關以英語為外國語的教室中，運用音樂教學的情形。而結論則對文大語文中心的教師們曾在教室，為增進語文學習效果而使用的各種不同音樂教學法，做一番檢視。

並列摘要

In the history of modem education, music has always been an integral part of the classroom, especially in the early grades. However, as students mature, the use of music is gradually lessened and eventually curtailed altogether. This paper will show that no matter what the age of the student, music belongs in the ESL/EFL classroom as a teaching tool that will encourage language acquisition. The paper points out the many similarities behind good classroom methodology and good music. Drawing from fields other than education, such as therapy and religion, this paper points out that because both language and music are tied so closely to the human psyche, it is only natural that music should become an important tool in the hands of the instructor. Included in this work will be a review of a handful of published texts that make use of music in the ESL/EFL classroom. It concludes with a look at some of the ways various instructors at the Language Center have used music to enhance language learning in their classrooms. The cooperation of the many teachers and students who participated in this paper is greatly appreciated.