Journal of English Language Teaching

Multiple Intelligences and ELT Curriculum Development

Arul Francis

Research Scholar, Dept. of English, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034

V. David Jeyabalan

Faculty, Dept. of English, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034

Keywords: Multiple Intelligences (MI), ELT Curriculum, MI-based approach

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Abstract

Curriculum Development is one of the major topics that should be discussed in this modern era where technology has taken its pivotal role in influencing the young. Technology may not be able to fulfill all the needs of modern learners because it creates a sense of dependency and leads an individual to dangerous trends such as psychological addiction. Therefore, effective curriculum must be designed accurately so that students can benefit from it and have a holistic growth. This paper supports the ideas of Gardner (1983) on intelligence and highlights the essence of Multiple Intelligences in order to show that when MI theory is incorporated into the curriculum, the growth of the students would become holistic and mature. The researcher conducted a minor study on the application of MI theory and received feedback from the students at Loyola College, Chennai. The students received it with satisfaction. The need for incorporating MI theory into the curriculum was welcomed by the students.

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