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Subject: [NIFL-ESL:1481] A Reply - About multiple intelligences...
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First, what is the research on the theory of multiple
intelligences?
My own personal development seems to have gone through stages. It
seems to me that at one point I was a visual learner. For example, I
could see a word that I needed to spell. Then I can remember almost being
able to memorize what people said. Now I find as a senior citizen that
"hands on" learning is easier, such as learning how to do e-mail and
computers!
In learning a language, there are a number of factors. Some adults
have trouble with pronunciation because of fairly rigid speech patterns,
and because of this, they
have more difficulty learning English, for example. So, in this case,
can we say that part of multiple intelligences is physically based?
Then there is the question of whether the class is interesting to
the advanced students or even to all the students. So, the interest
quotient should be included.
Among Latino students, group or cooperative learning is very
effective as compared to Anglo students, apparently; so would we
consider this aspect a part of multiple intelligences?
No matter what, if the discussiion and approaches are centered on
helping sudents learn easier and more quickly, then worrying about
labelling ethnic grups as this or that should not enter into the picture.
This all is involved in strategies of teaching English, and I am
alson interested in hearing from people who do not use the native
language of the students in ESL classes.
Paul Rogers
On Mon, 10 Nov 1997 10:03:29 -0500 (EST) Charlotte C Ullman
<ullman@U.Arizona.EDU> writes:
>A while ago, somone mentioned something about something about multiple
>intelligences, and Loren McGrail replied initially, but no real
>conversation ensued.
>
>Loren, what are your thoughts about multiple intelligence theory? It
>strikes me that it would be easy for one ethnic group to be labeled as
>one
>kind of intelligence, and that stereotypes might be reinforced this
>way.
>Also, I would think that even though the teacher says that all of
>these
>intelligences are valuable, learners know that they're not thought of
>equally in the worlds outside the classroom. Actually, this subject
>might
>be something that could be problematized and turned into a code.
>
>I'd like to invite Loren, the initial writer whose name I don't recall
>(sorry) and anyone else who's interested to respond.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Char Ullman
>
>
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