scholarly journals The Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Iranian EFL Learners’ Level of L2 Lexical Knowledge: The Case of Gender

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Lexical Knowledge ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The Relationship

Lateral Preference and L2 Proficiency

1994 ◽  
Vol 103-104 ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
Cem Alptekin ◽  
Elif Çetin
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Hemispheric Specialization ◽  
School Setting ◽  
L2 Proficiency ◽  
Lexical Knowledge ◽  
Lateral Preference ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Standardized Measure ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between the L2 proficiency of advanced EFL learners and biological lateral preference. The former is thought of as the person's advanced ability in English, developed within a school setting and involving both reading comprehension and grammatical and lexical knowledge - as represented by the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency. The latter is conceptualized as a continuous and multifactorial construct that predicts the degree of the hemispheric specialization of cognitive functions in the human brain as well as the degree of hemisphericity as a personal trait. It is measured by the Lateral Preference Schedule, developed as an instrument to meet the research and clinical needs for a standardized measure of lateral preference. Sixty university students majoring in TEFL participated in the study. Overall, the findings suggest that, from the various lateral preference patterns, only those which involve footed-ness and handedness are related to L2 proficiency. The findings further suggest that the relationship between lateral preference and L2 proficiency is independent of differences in gender.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Listening Self-Efficacy among Iranian EFL Learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Davoudi ◽  
Milad Chavosh
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Multiple Intelligence ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Intelligence Scores ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The present paper aimed at investigating the relationship between listening self-efficacy and multiple intelligences of Iranian EFL learners. Initially, ninety intermediate male learners were selected randomly from among 20 intermediate classes in a Language Academy in Yazd. In order to assure the homogeneity of the participants in terms of overall language proficiency, PET was administered to the learners. Afterwards, based on the standard deviation and mean, 60 participants were chosen from among the original ninety learners. Following that, the learners were asked to complete the listening self-efficacy and multiple intelligences questionnaires. The results of statistical analysis indicated that there was a significant relationship between total multiple intelligence scores and the Listening self-efficacy of the learners. Moreover, all of the intelligence types, except kinesthetic intelligence as well as verbal and visual intelligence were significantly related to Listening self-efficacy. Additionally, it was found that interpersonal intelligence uniquely explained 5.4 percent of the variance in Listening self-efficacy scores and is thus the best predictor of listening self-efficacy scores.</p>

Critical Thinking, Autonomy, and Lexical Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 878
Author(s):  
Sajad Faramarzi ◽  
Atefeh Elekaei ◽  
Hossein Heidari Tabrizi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Lexical Knowledge ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Of Learners ◽  
One Way Anova

The present study was conducted in order to identify the relationship among autonomy, critical thinking ability, and lexical knowledge of Iranian EFL learners. 114 male and female learners learning English as a foreign language participated in the present study. The obtained data was analyzed by using Pearson correlation coefficient and One-Way ANOVA. The results of the present study indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between autonomy and lexical knowledge of learners. Moreover, the results of One-Way ANOVA revealed that learners with high critical thinking ability level were the most autonomous learners. Furthermore, learners with high critical thinking ability had high lexical knowledge.

scholarly journals Multiple Intelligences-Related Projects and EFL University Students’ Autonomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Tran Ba Tien ◽  
Le Thi Tuyet Hanh
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The Relationship

This experimental research investigates the relationship between multiple intelligences (MI)-related projects and EFL learners&rsquo; autonomy. The experiment was conducted at Vinh University, involving 59 non-English majored students. Autonomy tests, project rubrics, and project questionnaires were employed to collect the data for analysis. The findings showed that after fifteen weeks of treatment with five projects the students involved in MI projects were more self-controlled in exploiting information sources, learning process and language learning than students in the control groups. The experiment groups also showed students&rsquo; significant increased motivation in MI projects.

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