Interpersonal Intelligence

           This following post will explain a little bit about the Interpersonal Intelligence. According to the article "Multiple Intelligence Theory and Foreign Language Learning: A Brain-based Perspective" by Jane Arnold Morgan & Mª Carmen Fonseca, "the ability to understand other people, to work cooperatively and to communicate effectively is part of the interpersonal intelligence and strongly connected to learning a second language". We believe that language learning is a process that envolves social interaction and promotes the development of communicative competence which has a great importance in the language learning process.

           It means that someone who has interpersonal intelligence is able to harmonize with groups, understand people's perspectives, feelings, opinions and can learn easily through social interaction, dialogues and etc. People with this kind of intelligence are usualy good at communicating verbally, they see situations from different views, create positive relationshipd with others, they are good at resolving problems/conflicts in groups and have a skill at nonverbal communication.

 How can EFL teachers develop the Interpesonal Intelligence in the second language classroom?   Here goes some examples, they can do that by: 

- Applying some activities in groups at school.

 - Making the students work together.- Asking presentations in front of the class.

- Creating situations where they need to help each other.

- Stimulating them to read, by giving books and texts asking their opinions about it.

How to identify students with the Interpersonal Intelligence?

- Those who learn best through interactive exercises.

- The ones who have no difficulties to make presentations in front of the class.

- They usually like to talk to everybody and keep lots of friends.

- They like to communicate and to know new people.

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