Investigating the effect of linguistic intelligence on speaking skills of iranian English language learners in khoramabad

this study examined the impact of linguistic intelligence-based activities on the speaking ability of Iranian EFL learners. The participants, after being screened as intermediate level students and those whose linguistic intelligences were acceptable, comprised of ۲۹ male and ۳۱ female learners. These were divided into experimental and control groups. Data was gathered through one questionnaire and two speaking tests and were analyzed through independent samples t-tests. The analysis of the results revealed the significant effect of linguistic intelligence-based activities on Iranian EFL learners’ speaking ability. Furthermore, the results indicated that in the experimental group there was no significant difference between males and females regarding their speaking ability. The study concludes with suggestions for EFL teachers to consider the role of linguistic intelligence (LI) in their classes and provide more effective activities to help students improve English language speaking ability. Finally, pedagogical implications of the study on how such instruction can impact language education policy in English as a foreign language (EFL) context are mentioned.

Keywords:

linguistic intelligence , speaking skills , English language learners in khoramabad.