Potential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis

This study examines the potential incorporation of the principles of Multiple Intelligences Theory in the Jordanian EFL textbooks.  More specifically, it reports on a content analysis of Action Pack textbooks for the first-, fourth-, eighth- and eleventh-grades by means of content analysis. The fin...

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Autores principales: Taghrid Ahmad Al-Omari, Ruba Fahmi Bataineh, Oqlah Mahmoud Smadi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6d7fec2ad0b54a89bef98dfc10496a6c2021-11-25T13:21:59ZPotential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis10.5565/rev/jtl3.5972013-6196https://doaj.org/article/6d7fec2ad0b54a89bef98dfc10496a6c2015-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/jtl3/article/view/597https://doaj.org/toc/2013-6196 This study examines the potential incorporation of the principles of Multiple Intelligences Theory in the Jordanian EFL textbooks.  More specifically, it reports on a content analysis of Action Pack textbooks for the first-, fourth-, eighth- and eleventh-grades by means of content analysis. The findings reveal that the moral, existential and spiritual intelligences are not incorporated in the activities of the textbooks under study; the verbal/linguistic, intrapersonal and spatial/visual intelligences are relatively more incorporated than other intelligences; and the inclusion of multiple intelligences is fairly unbalanced in the four textbooks. Taghrid Ahmad Al-OmariRuba Fahmi BatainehOqlah Mahmoud SmadiUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaarticleEFL textbookscontent analysisMITSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Language and LiteraturePCAENESFRBellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2015)
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EN
ES
FR
topic EFL textbooks
content analysis
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spellingShingle EFL textbooks
content analysis
MIT
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Language and Literature
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Taghrid Ahmad Al-Omari
Ruba Fahmi Bataineh
Oqlah Mahmoud Smadi
Potential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis
description This study examines the potential incorporation of the principles of Multiple Intelligences Theory in the Jordanian EFL textbooks.  More specifically, it reports on a content analysis of Action Pack textbooks for the first-, fourth-, eighth- and eleventh-grades by means of content analysis. The findings reveal that the moral, existential and spiritual intelligences are not incorporated in the activities of the textbooks under study; the verbal/linguistic, intrapersonal and spatial/visual intelligences are relatively more incorporated than other intelligences; and the inclusion of multiple intelligences is fairly unbalanced in the four textbooks.
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author Taghrid Ahmad Al-Omari
Ruba Fahmi Bataineh
Oqlah Mahmoud Smadi
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Oqlah Mahmoud Smadi
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title Potential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis
title_short Potential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis
title_full Potential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis
title_fullStr Potential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Potential Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Jordanian EFL Textbooks: A Content Analysis
title_sort potential inclusion of multiple intelligences in jordanian efl textbooks: a content analysis
publisher Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
publishDate 2015
url https://doaj.org/article/6d7fec2ad0b54a89bef98dfc10496a6c
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