Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner

Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner

The present Action Research (AR) study investigates the impact Multiple Intelligence (MI) activities and film can have on EFL students’ conversational skills. The participants were adult language learners who had moved to the UK for academic and/or professional purposes. The majority of the students...

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Main Author: Christina Nicole Giannikas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2019-04-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of Language Learning
Subjects:
multiple Intelligence
films for language learning purposes
L2 conversational skills
multilingual language learning contexts
Online Access:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-language-learning/volume-4-issue-1/article-4/
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spelling doaj-c3190ac882cc475e9c4e7cd8a240d9822020-11-24T23:08:23ZengThe International Academic ForumIAFOR Journal of Language Learning2188-95542188-95542019-04-01415771https://doi.org/10.22492/ijll.4.1.04Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL LearnerChristina Nicole Giannikas0Cyprus University of Technology, CyprusThe present Action Research (AR) study investigates the impact Multiple Intelligence (MI) activities and film can have on EFL students’ conversational skills. The participants were adult language learners who had moved to the UK for academic and/or professional purposes. The majority of the students were accustomed to a teacher-centred learning environment where most of their L2 input derived from their coursebook. The combination of MI and film in the learners’ language lessons aimed to stimulate their linguistic competence and conversational interaction in a student-centred environment. The multimedia used in the study was chosen with educational objectives in mind and the activities were to fulfil pedagogical language learning issues.https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-language-learning/volume-4-issue-1/article-4/multiple Intelligencefilms for language learning purposesL2 conversational skillsmultilingual language learning contexts
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IAFOR Journal of Language Learning
multiple Intelligence
films for language learning purposes
L2 conversational skills
multilingual language learning contexts
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title Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner
title_short Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner
title_full Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner
title_fullStr Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner
title_full_unstemmed Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner
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publisher The International Academic Forum
series IAFOR Journal of Language Learning
issn 2188-9554
2188-9554
publishDate 2019-04-01
description The present Action Research (AR) study investigates the impact Multiple Intelligence (MI) activities and film can have on EFL students’ conversational skills. The participants were adult language learners who had moved to the UK for academic and/or professional purposes. The majority of the students were accustomed to a teacher-centred learning environment where most of their L2 input derived from their coursebook. The combination of MI and film in the learners’ language lessons aimed to stimulate their linguistic competence and conversational interaction in a student-centred environment. The multimedia used in the study was chosen with educational objectives in mind and the activities were to fulfil pedagogical language learning issues.
topic multiple Intelligence
films for language learning purposes
L2 conversational skills
multilingual language learning contexts
url https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-language-learning/volume-4-issue-1/article-4/
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