Howard Gardener's Vocabulary In Second Language

1361 Words6 Pages

Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences - Howard Gardener(Brainny Quote).

This article emphasises the importance of Vocabulary in Second Language Teaching and attempts to apply Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory on teaching vocabulary and find the significant changes in the learning and performance of the sample students. In India, the education system is not similar in all the states. Even within a state of India, the education system varies as the State Board, Matriculation and Central Board etc. And the syllabus for these systems also differs. The main difference among students from these schools is the way they communicate in English language. …show more content…

Seventy students were selected for the study. The sample students were divided into two groups as Experimental group and Control group for research purpose.
For the assessment of the learners ' general and specific vocabulary knowledge pre-test and post-tests are conducted comprising of various written tasks by applying Howard Gardener 's Multiple Intelligence Theory. Multiple Intelligence (MI) refers to a learner-based philosophy that characterises human intelligence as having multiple dimensions that must be acknowledged and developed in education. The qualitative and quantitative analyses are conducted wherever necessary. Average and inferential analysis are used to analyse the data …show more content…

In this way Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory also gives importance to the learners. This theory is applied in education because teachers notice more frequently that students learn many things through their multiple intelligence. This model was proposed by Gardner in his book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (1983). This model is one of a variety of learning style models this have been proposed in education and have been applied to language education also. Gardner showcases eight human “intelligences,” which are described as follows:
The Eight Intelligences
Gardner 's (2006, 1991) eight intelligences and their explicit implications are explained in brief below.
1. Linguistic Intelligence
This intelligence makes oneself to be sensitive to sounds, structure, meaning and functions of words and language. It helps to use words effectively, whether orally or in writing. This intelligence is very much involved in the acquisition and usage of language on the whole.
2. Logical/Mathematical Intelligence
The capacity to make use of numbers effectively and to reason well. This intelligence includes sensitivity to logical patterns and relationships, statements and propositions, functions and other related abstractions.
3. Visual / Spatial

Open Document