Feasibility Of Applying Multiple Intelligence Theory In Second Language Acquisition

Abstract

The Multiple Intelligence Theory (MI) proposed by Howard Gardner in the 1980s suggests that individuals possess different types of intelligence, rather than a single, unified intelligence. Gardner identified eight distinct intelligences, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinaesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic intelligences. This theory has been widely applied in various educational settings, including language learning and second language acquisition (SLA). This research paper analyzes all the classifications in MI theory and its impact on second language acquisition.