The Link between Thai EFL Students’ Multiple Intelligences and Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies

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Nathaya Boonkongsaen
Faculty of Education, Vongchavalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Pranod Nakaved
Faculty of Education, Vongchavalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Maruay Pranarach
Faculty of Education, Vongchavalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Abstract

The roles of multiple intelligences (MIs) in language learning have attracted extensive consideration from previous researchers. MI reflects the learner's personality contrasts which were used as a device for individual learning. The studies related to the link between students’ MIs and vocabulary learning strategy (VLS) employment has been carried out in other countries; however, they seem scarce in the Thai context. The study purposed to examine the link between Thai EFL students’ multiple intelligences and the use of vocabulary learning strategies, and discover the VLS predictors. The 381 tertiary-level students in Nakhon Ratchasima Province took part in the study. MI questionnaire and vocabulary learning strategy questionnaire were used as tools. The results showed a low positive correlation between students’ MI profiles and their VLS employment. Furthermore, among diverse sorts of MI, verbal/linguistic intelligence was found to be a critical predictor of all VLS employment (cognitive, determination, memory, social, metacognitive, and affective strategies). The present study suggested EFL teachers strengthen their linguistic intelligence through learning activities and provide active vocabulary learning in a classroom.

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Boonkongsaen, N., Nakaved, P., & Pranarach, M. (2020). The Link between Thai EFL Students’ Multiple Intelligences and Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies. Journal of Studies in the English Language, 15(2), 130–153. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jsel/article/view/241376
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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2020): July - December
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