<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Previous studies have shown that music can have a positive impact on phonological awareness and on foreign language acquisition. The present research investigates specifically the role of pitch discrimination ability in native and foreign language spelling performance. Two groups of elementary school children were selected based on their pitch discrimination abilities (high and low). Their spelling performance in their native and a foreign (fictional) language was assessed. The results indicate that pitch discrimination ability can be linked to spelling ability in both the native and a foreign language. They also suggest that studying a musical instrument might predict enhanced spelling performance ability</p></abstract>

Previous studies have shown that music can have a positive impact on phonological awareness and on foreign language acquisition. The present research investigates specifically the role of pitch discrimination ability in native and foreign language spelling performance. Two groups of elementary school children were selected based on their pitch discrimination abilities (high and low). Their spelling performance in their native and a foreign (fictional) language was assessed. The results indicate that pitch discrimination ability can be linked to spelling ability in both the native and a foreign language. They also suggest that studying a musical instrument might predict enhanced spelling performance ability

The relationship between pitch discrimination and Romanian students’ spelling performance

Psychology of Language and Communication

Previous studies have shown that music can have a positive impact on phonological awareness and on foreign language acquisition. The present research...

The relationship between pitch discrimination and Romanian students’ spelling performance

Published Online: Dec 31, 2013

Page range: 233 - 240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2013-0015

Keywords
foreign language, music, spelling, phonological awareness, second language acquisition

This content is open access.

The relationship between pitch discrimination and Romanian students’ spelling performance

Published Online: Dec 31, 2013

Page range: 233 - 240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2013-0015

Keywordsforeign language, music, spelling, phonological awareness, second language acquisition

This content is open access.

Keywords
foreign language, music, spelling, phonological awareness, second language acquisition