INTEGRATING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES THEORY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Nine types of multiple intelligence theories are proposed by Gardner (1999), which include the following: verbal-linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, and existential. Since all these on an equal footing, educators can use various strategies to help students develop their full potential. Silent Way, Suggestopedia, CLT, etc., some methods used incorporate into teaching learning activities. However, in English is still rare. This results teachers not using most effective for language. Following steps outlined this paper integrate at least nine intelligence. provides with new ideas improving quality through attempts answer following questions: 1) What exactly intelligence, how it be encouraged? 2) In context as a foreign language, what fostering intelligences? study descriptive qualitative work being done preparation conceptual paper. The method consists reviewing related literature provide sufficient arguments. discussion focuses theory, language instruction, incorporating teaching-learning