I have been working in the teaching domain for at least 3 years now, that is without mentioning the one year of training that I had in the beginning. From what I have seen so far in most teachers is that they only consider 3 of the 9 types of intelligences which are auditory, visual and kinaesthetic. While teaching languages in general, these are the only intelligences that teachers consider.
The problem here lies in the fact that the remaining 6 intelligences are almost not addressed at all, which is basically why many students become delinquents. In my opinion, any intelligence which is not educationally developed will find another means to develop itself and it's usually not so beneficial. For example, a person with existentialist intelligence will probably seek alternative experiences through the use of drugs or other means of self-stimulation.
Therefore, I believe that we should address all intelligence in almost every session of the class so that they are al developed and all students find themselves equally and adequately challenged.
Hi Charbel
ReplyDeleteI do agree with your point to a certain extent that not all types of intelligences are considered in our classes. But I'm not so sure if its the same case in other parts of the world excluding Lebanon. You know very well in Lebanon the basic types/styles are reinforced all the time, however in other countries it might be different. I do believe in some areas even the 'slightest hope' of intelligence is cultivated to be treated eventually as equal and adequate.
Regards,
Eugenie
Hey Eugenie,
ReplyDeleteI sure hope so...
Regards,
Charbel
Hello Charbel and Eugenie! I agree also that not all the learning styles are considered while teaching nowadays. Mostly they differentiate auditory, visual learners. I think that some scientists give their own interpretations of the styles but in their main part they resemble each other. For example, the auditory learner has much to do with the social or verbal learner, or he can also be called extrovert either. And it means that the activities we choose for these learners are similar to each other, as well.
ReplyDeletePeri
Hi Charbel, Eugenie, Perizat and all,
ReplyDeleteI do agree that it seems almost all the teachers of language teaching consider 3 out of 8(9) intelligences as you have said. It might be because to attain language goal, the 3 types mentioned are predominant relatively to the others. Personally, I think the knowledge of multiple intelligences should have been taken into consideration at the time before students will make decision to further the advanced study. Studying at tertiary level should be the result of the consideration. In our English class, I think what we should give more attention should fall on learning styles and learning strategies. Thanks for your reading :-))
Best,
Moo