THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LEARNING AND ACQUISITION OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

This work is focused on the well-known Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and its implementation in the school education and foreign language learning and acquisition. Gardner identifies seven intelligences since he thought that the traditional IQ tests can not measure the full range of human intelligence and that we all have our individual strength and abilities. The implementation of this theory in the school education as well as in a foreign language learning, emphasizes the importance of respecting the learners' individual differences.