The advent of multiple intelligences theory has highlighted the need for more correspondence between instructional tasks and L2 learners’ multiple intelligences. One application of this theory, albeit still underresearched, is the possible use of visual intelligence to improve L2 learners’ lexical acquisition. The objectives of this study were dual: (a) to investigate the relationship between EFL learners’ visual intelligence and their vocabulary reception and production, and (b) to determine the relationship between two visually oriented vocabulary presentation tasks (bilingual glosses and bilingual glosses accompanied by pictures) and EFL learners’ vocabulary reception and production. To this end, the visual intelligence section of the Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS), a multiple intelligences test, and a test measuring receptive and productive vocabulary acquisition were administered to 91 low-proficiency EFL learners. The results revealed that there was no significant correlation between learners’ visual intelligence and their vocabulary reception and production. As to vocabulary enhancement tasks, it was found that the two tasks did not differ in enhancing learners’ vocabulary production; however, learners favored the bilingual glosses plus pictures for more gains in receptive vocabulary knowledge. These findings imply that, as a teachable construct, learners’ visual intelligence should be activated through instructional consciousness-raising procedures in order to help them draw on it to enhance their vocabulary acquisition. They also imply that lexical input enhancement through marginal glosses plus pictures can be more facilitative in improving vocabulary reception than vocabulary production as the former entails less demanding cognitive and memory operations.
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Multiple Intelligences and Language Education Multiple Intelligences and L2 Vocabulary Instruction Vocabulary Learning and Vocabulary Instruction Mode Depth of Vocabulary Acquisition and Its Assessment Purpose of the Study METHOD Participants Instruments Data Collection Procedures Data Analysis RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Visual Intelligence and Vocabulary Knowledge Vocabulary Presentation Modes and Vocabulary Reception and Production DISCUSSION CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS THE AUTHORS REFERENCES
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multiple intelligencesvisual intelligencelexical enhancementmodes of vocabulary presentation
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.