Motivation in an EFL Classroom through Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

Abstract

[eng] Motivation is they key for learning development and the starting point for an education based on quality and respect between teachers and students. Hence, it must be taken into account in every school so as to awake every child’s interest in learning. This fact emphasises the call for action at schools in the use of teacher’s motivational strategies and attitudes to obtain learning success. Thus, the present term paper reports how students can be engaged in an EFL context through Howard Gardner’s innovative theory of the multiple intelligences, and attempts to encourage EFL teachers that students have different learning styles that can be covered through activities which are not only based on books but also seek to develop children’s creativity by the use of multiple intelligences. Furthermore, it provides examples of how traditional and innovative teaching can perfectly go hand in hand and create an excellent combination in any classroom.