Multiple Intelligences Flashcards
What are the eight native “intelligences”?
Linguistic, Logical, Spatial, Musical, Bodily, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist (there is a ninth one- the existential intelligence)
What is the theory of language underlying MI?
MI proposals look at the language of an individual not as an “added on” and somewhat peripheral skill, but as central to the whole life of the language learner and user. Language is held to be integrated with music, bodily activity, interpersonal relationships, and so on.
What are the objectives of MI?
There are no goals stated for MI instructions in linguistic terms. MI pedagogy focuses on the language class as the setting for a series of educational support systems aimed at making the language learner a better designer of his or her own learning experiences.
What is the theory of learning underlying MI?
Language learning and use are obviously closely linked to what MI theorists label “Linguistic Intelligence”. However, MI proponents believe there is more to language than what is usually subsumed under the rubric linguistics. A widely accepted view of intelligence is that intelligence comprises a single factor, usually called the “g” factor. From this point of view, Intelligence “g” can be described as the ability to deal with cognitive coomplexity. The vast majority of intelligence researchers take these findings for granted.
What kind of syllabus does MI have?
There is no syllabus in respect to MI-based language teaching, although an MI perspective can combine with virtually any approach, or method. However, there is a developmental sequence that has been proposed:
Stage One: Awaken the intelligence.
Stage Two: Amplify the intelligence.
Stage Three: Teach with/for the intelligence,
Stage Four: Transfer the intelligence.
What are the types of learning and teaching activites in MI?
There are eight self-access activity corners, each corner built around one of the eight or nine intelligences. Students work alone or in pairs on intelligence foci of their own choosing. There are five types of projects: multiple intelliegence project, curriculum-based projects. thematic-based projects, resource-based projects, and student-choice projects.
What are the learner roles in MI?
Learners need to see themselves engaged in a process of personality development above and beyond that of being successful language learners. They are encouraged to see their goals in these broader terms. Learners are typically expected to take an MI inventory and to develop their own MI profiles based on the inventory.
What are the teacher roles in MI?
MI gives teachers a complex mental model from which to construct curriculum and improve themselves as educators. In this view, teachers are expected to understand, master, and be committed to the MI model. Teachers are encouraged to administer an MI inventory on themselves and thereby be able to connect their life experiences to the concept of MI. Teachers then become curriculum developers, lesson designers and analysts, activity finders or investors, and, most critically, orchestrators of a rich array of multisensory activities.
What is the role of instructional materials in MI?
Where MI is the richest is in proposals for lesson organization, multisensory activity planning, and in using realia. Because MI requires significant creativity on the part of the teacher, it may not always be possible to find appropriate activities in published materials.
