Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition Styles from the Perspective of Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Bowen Jia; Jingying Qian; Wanzhuo Song

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Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition Styles from the Perspective of Theory of Multiple Intelligences

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Bowen Jia¹^{, †}, Jingying Qian²^{, †}, Wanzhuo Song³^{, *}^{, †}

¹Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

²SEGI University & Colleges, Malaysia

³Xi’an International University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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Those authors contributed equally.

^*Corresponding author. Email: songwanzhuo@xaiu.edu.cn

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Wanzhuo Song

Available Online 1 February 2022.

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Keywords: multiple intelligences (MI); second language acquisition; second language teaching; learning habits
Abstract: In recent years, the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) proposed by Howard Gardner has received much discussion among educational scholars, and research on the connections between MI theory and second language teaching has become increasingly popular. However, there is a paucity of research on the various reasons why learners achieve different learning outcomes in second language acquisition due to the use of different intelligences. This article presents a study of learners’ individual styles of second language acquisition in the context of MI theory. In terms of methodology, first, this study used an online questionnaire to obtain the percentage of different intelligences used in second language acquisition by respondents aged from 17 to 44. The data from the questionnaire showed that some of the respondents used the same intelligence for second language acquisition, but achieved different learning outcomes. Therefore, factors such as learners’ family backgrounds, educational backgrounds, and personal learning habits were considered as various reasons for these differences to be further explored. Second, the three online interviews conducted with this group of respondents were another method used in this study. The final data analysis revealed that personal factors such as family background and educational background did not determine the effectiveness of learners’ second language acquisition, but rather the type of intelligence they adopted was considered as the key factor.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 1 February 2022
ISBN: 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.156
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.156 How to use a DOI?
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