Opening up to the world through the translation of children’s songs

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/hme.5.2017.16689

Keywords:

Children’s choirs, Cantaires, Music, Translation, Rhyme, Rhythm, Sense, Naturality, Cantability

Abstract

This article begins by examining the role of that children’s choirs played in the realm of non-formal educational institutions and what they represented in Catalonia. We then describe the treatment of music as a subject in the schools of primary education in our country. Finally, we focus on the importance of children’s songs being translated and and what this implies for the enrichment of the language and culture as well as the incorporation of new traditions and vocabulary.. The article also explains the methodology used for the translation of children’s songs and gives two translations from English into Catalan that belong to the repertoire of the Catalan children’s choirs.

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Author Biography

Núria Medina Casanovas, Universitat de Vic-universitat Central de Catalunya

Professora de Didàctica de l'anglès del Departament de Filologia i Ddàctica de la Llengua i la Literatura

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Published

2016-10-08

How to Cite

Medina Casanovas, N. (2016). Opening up to the world through the translation of children’s songs. Historia y Memoria de la Educación, (5), 337–384. https://doi.org/10.5944/hme.5.2017.16689

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No. 5 (2017): Elementos artísticos en la historia de la educación: las prácticas artísticas en los espacios educativos

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Special Issue

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