The Use of Activities Related to Musical Rhythmic Intelligence Type 
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Arapça Öğretiminde Müzikal Ritmik Zekâ Türüne Yönelik Etkinlikle-rin Kullanılması
The Use of Activities Related to Musical Rhythmic Intelligence Type in Arabic Teaching

Author(s): İbrahim Ethem Polat, Emine Yavuz
Subject(s): Language studies, Education, Educational Psychology
Published by: Anadolu İlahiyat Akademisi
Keywords: Arabic Language Teaching; Musical Rhythmic Intelligence; Arabic; Listening Activities; Multiple Intelligences;

Summary/Abstract: In this study; in Arabic teaching, first of all, in order to increase students’ interest and love for Arabic lesson, the use of activities related to musical-rhythmic intelligence type, which is one of Howard Gardner’s multiple theories of intelligence, is discussed. In this context, the relationship between language and music is emphasized and opinions and researches about the use of music in education are mentioned. The study is an enjoyable alternative to improve listening skills, one of the four basic skills in learning a foreign language, which is often disregarded. At the end of the study, suggestions for activities related to musical-rhythmic intelligence type to be used in Arabic teaching are included. Today, we need Arabic in order to keep up with the globalizing world and to strengthen relations with Arab countries that we have many ties in religious, social and cultural terms. In order to ensure the continuity of the political, economic and social relations of the states with each other, it is important to learn and teach Arabic, which is the mother tongue of more than twenty countries. The aim of this study is to contribute to the development of speaking and writing skills by focusing on listening skills, which is the one of four basic skills in Arabic teaching and also to enable students to learn Arabic fondly.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 223-241
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Turkish