Music as an enhacer of EFL spelling skills in diverse secondary classrooms ; La música como potenciadora de destrezas escritas en inglés L2 en clases de secundaria con diversidad

This research has as a main aim to check the benefits of using music in the FL classrooms, specifically with students who present lower proficiency levels in the target language. In order to carry out this project, the design of a pedagogical intervention has been necessary. In particular, two groups of the first year of secondary education took part. One group belonged to a bilingual program, the other one was a group formed by students with some difficulties in their learning process, due to diverse circumstances. The intervention focused on teaching the spelling of the sounds /aI/, /eI/, /i:/ and of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense having music an essential role during the sessions. The intervention lasted three sessions, data was collected through two dictation passages made at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. Classroom observation also offered qualitative data. Data gathered show interesting results which are highly positive. However, some students would need more time to acquire the knowledge expected. Finally, some pedagogical implications for future teaching interventions are provided. ; El objetivo principal de este estudio es comprobar los beneficios del uso de la música en clases de lenguas extranjeras, particularmente con esos estudiantes que presentan un menor nivel de competencia en la lengua meta. Para llevar a cabo este trabajo ha sido necesario diseñar y aplicar una intervención pedagógica. Concretamente, participaron dos grupos de 1º de ESO con diferentes niveles. Uno de los grupos pertenecía al programa bilingüe del centro, mientras que el otro grupo estaba formado por estudiantes que presentan algunas dificultades durante su proceso de aprendizaje, debido a diferentes circunstancias. La intervención se centró principalmente en enseñar la escritura de los sonidos /aI/, /eI/, /i:/ y del pasado simple de verbos regulares e irregulares en ambos grupos teniendo la música un rol esencial en las sesiones. La intervención duró tres sesiones; se recogieron datos ...