This document provides instructions for an assignment asking students to design English language activities tailored to different multiple intelligences. Students are asked to 1) describe an imaginary or real English class, 2) select 3 multiple intelligences from a table, 3) choose 4 language skills, and 4) suggest activities for each combination of intelligence and skill. An example is provided. Students will then fill out a table with their own activity suggestions.

1. LICENCIATURA EN DOCENCIA DE LENGUA INGLESA
Programa de estudio por competencias
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
After reading the article by Rosie Tanner Teaching intelligently and filling out the table
Thinking of my learners
• write down an English class profile, it could be imaginary or a class you know
(include No. of students, average age, level of English, place of study, etc.)
• choose 3 of the seven MIs in the table you filled out.
• select four of the language skills included in the table on page 41 (i.e.
listening, grammar, speaking, reading)
• decide what kind of activities for each of the language skills you selected
would be appropriate for students whose strongest intelligences are the ones
you selected.
Look at the example: you do not have to use the same MIs or language skills. Below
are my suggestions (you can not use them in your table).
MI Listening Grammar Speaking Reading
SKILLS
Bodily- Learners get Learners
kinaesthetic sections of a receive a
song in slips of short story
paper. They ins slips of
listen to a song paper. They
and arrange the have to read
slips of paper the slips and
according to organize the
what they hear. story.
Musical Bring a song
that contains
the grammar,
students sing
along (ie. book

2. Grammar
chants: you can
find it at the
SAC)
Spatial One learner
describes a
picture (without
letting his/her
partner see it)
while the other
one draws.
Fill out ALL the empty spaces (write a suggestion for each combination of MI and
language skills). Be as explicit as possible, imagine I am going to do what you
suggest, so I have to understand what you would do, so I can do it in the classroom
with my students).
MI LISTENING GRAMMAR SPEAKING READING
SKILLS
LINGÜISTIC Playing a Correct the Speaking with
conversation conversation his partners
in a radio played .
Write
conversation
between 2
students.
MUSICAL Playing a Fill the gaps on Singing the
number or the song. song. Trying to
ABC song. writte a song
INTERPERSONAL Listeng a song. Writte a letter Discuss in a
to their mini-debate Read a story
párents tale