Teaching secondary students ICC through music. A teaching proposal

Abstract

This paper aims at supplying some guidelines related to contents and methodology that might be implemented to teach ICC in secondary school. First, a theoretical introduction is provided. After that, the proposal is fully explained. Then, assessment is discussed and, finally, conclusions are drawn and expected learning outcomes described. The teaching proposal that is going to be described takes as its leading theme the history of (pop) music in English speaking countries during the second half of the 20th century, from the 1960s to the end of the century. It has been devised to be carried out in a Spanish secondary education institution, either public or private (students aged between 12 and 16) in an intact classroom; therefore, the number of participants could range from twenty-five to thirty-six pupils (Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria d’Educació, Cultura i Esports, 2014). All the classes will carry out the same type of tasks, although each one will be focused on a different decade, in terms of topic and information. The project could be carried out as a part of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), by devoting one weekly class session (out of three) to it, and leaving the other two for strict language instruction. This option has the advantage of benefitting all the students in the class, since EFL is a compulsory subject in secondary education in Spain. On top of that, it could easily be included in the regular schedule of the subject.