TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH MUSIC: A PROPOSAL OF MULTIMODAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

The present paper aims to explore the use of music and songs in the teaching of English as a second language to primary school children. By means of musical activities, the authors want to measure the progressive change in students' motivation and their academic results in English language skills. The theoretical framework in which this research is developed corresponds to Gardner's multiple intelligence theory, which can be recently linked to issues on multimodality in learning. Preliminary results show that music enhances linguistic intelligence while multiple ways of learning are practised in the classroom.