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Multiple Intelligences: Theory and Practice in Adult ESL. ERIC Digest.

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Christison, Mary Ann; Kennedy, Deborah – 1999

The theory of multiple intelligences (MI) broadens the traditional view of intelligence as solely composed of verbal/linguistic and logical/mathematical abilities. MI theory maintains that all humans have at least eight different intelligences that represent a variety of ways to learn and demonstrate understanding. This digest underlines the basic…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Instructional Innovation

Instructional Conversations. ERIC Digest.

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ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1992

Given recent research that encourages more frequent use of the discussion method in teaching, this digest reviews the role of instructional conversations (ICs) in second language learning. ICs, instructional in content and conversational in quality, offer natural and spontaneous language interactions that are free from the didactic characteristics…

Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation