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A contemporary multicultural society needs multiculturally educated teachers who are able to pass on their knowledge to the pupils. Teaching foreign languages should educate individuals not only from the linguistic point of view but also in cultural terms. Culture is a specific feature of every country. It includes music, paintings, sculptures, films, architecture, etc. The presence of the Culture Studies in teaching foreign languages develops three basic levels: pupils' empathy and understanding, factual knowledg...

Speech, language and music have much in common. Training in listening affects the perception and recognition of speech and language prosodic properties. Prosodic features of the second language learnt can be very well implemented through music. There are numerous ways in which music can be integrated in the process of the second language teaching. The presented study investigated the issue of the impact of music in the process of teaching the second language to learners of different age levels in the Czech Republi...