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Peer reviewedBrutten, Sheila R.; And Others – Language Learning, 1985
Describes a study in which measures of musical ability (pitch, loudness, and rhythm), auditory discrimination, and memory were used to account for variance in attained English as a second language (ESL) oral proficiency. Proposes research programs to determine whether training in musical abilities might be useful to ESL instruction. (SED)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Music
