Multiple Intelligences - Based Planning of EFL Classes

• Published in: Advances in language and literary studies 2018-04, Vol.9 (2), p.98
• Main Authors: Shero Malo Zebari, Sanan, Ali Ahmed Allo, Hussein, Mohammedzadeh, Behbood
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: College Students; English (Second Language); English as a second language instruction; Foreign Countries; Gender; Gender Differences; Higher education; Intelligence; Interpersonal Competence; Kinesthetic Perception; Language Skills; Logical Thinking; Mathematics Skills; Multiple Intelligences; Music; Natural Resources; Questionnaires; Second Language Instruction; Self Concept; Spatial Ability; Statistical Analysis; Teaching
• ISSN: 2203-4714; 2203-4714
• DOI: 10.7575/aiac.alls.v.9n.2p.98

The present study aimed to set a plan for teaching EFL classes based on the identification of university students’ dominant multiple intelligences in EFL classes, and the differences in the types of intelligence between female and male students in terms of their gender. The problem the present study aimed to address is that the traditional concept that “one size fits all” is still adopted by many EFL teachers, and that EFL students’ differences and preferences are noticeably unheeded. It is believed that identifying students’ dominant intelligences is a sound remedial solution for such a problem before embarking on any teaching program. Moreover, getting students aware of their different types of intelligence will motivate and encourage them in the classroom. The researchers used a questionnaire as a research instrument for data collection.  The results arrived at showed that there were no significant differences in the types of intelligence between female and male students in terms of their gender, except for bodily- kinesthetic intelligence. They also showed that the dominant intelligences were ranked from the highest to the lowest as follows interpersonal, linguistic, spatial, logical-mathematical, bodily kinesthetic, intrapersonal, musical, and naturalistic.