“…Along the same lines, Shabani and Torkeh (2014) suggest not only a relationship between musical intelligence and language learning but also a facilitative effect for musical intelligence on foreign language learning. More generally, a growing body of research (for example, Anvari, Trainor, Woodside & Levy, 2002;Hurwitz, Wolff, Bortnick & Kokas, 1975;Lyons, 2008;Patel, 2008Patel, & 2012Patel & Iversen, 2007) suggests a facilitative effect for music on language learning.…”