CONTRIBUTION OF LULLABIES IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN OF VEHARI, PAKISTAN

Abstract

The current study aims at establishing the link between lullabies and language development of the children. It highlights the effectiveness of lullabies in accelerating the language acquisition process and preparing a sound basis for better communication skills of the children who had been hearing lullabies in preschool age in comparison with those children who could not receive this experience. The researcher personally interviewed the randomly selected twenty (20) girls and twenty (20) boys of grade four and then conducted a survey of their parents and teachers’ opinions using semi-structured interviews as research tool of the study. The collected data was analyzed qualitatively. The research shows that the children who had heard lullabies most frequently possessed better lingual knowledge and communication proficiency than the students who had not the same experience.