Renaissance and Reformation of ELT in India through Multiple Intelligences Renaissance and Reformation of ELT in India through Multiple Intelligences

Abstract

Abstract Human being has his own individuality and his own sphere of intelligence. But the teachers who train the human mind may be unaware of the fact that all the learners are not of the same cadre of intelligence and capability. Many creative geniuses like Hollywood director Spielberg were mislabeled by traditional teachers as "lazy" and "underachievers". These individuals with dyslexia tend to have strengths in other areas like creativity and imagination though they lack linguistic and logical intelligences. Dr. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences (1983, 1999) challenged the traditional teaching methods which is limited to the sphere of mathematical and linguistic abilities. This paper argues how far the MI theory can pave way for the language teachers to recognize the holistic nature of learners and adopt constructive pedagogy to suit the student diversity with different learning profiles. It also highlights the mode of enlightenment with entertainment by adopting music, sports, storytelling, mass media and language games as pedagogical tools to enhance constructive learning framework for ESL/EFL tutoring

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