A MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE APPROACH TO READING GULLIVER’S TRAVELS BY J. SWIFT
A MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE APPROACH TO READING GULLIVER’S TRAVELS BY J. SWIFT

Author(s): Ana Muntean
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Psychology, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: MI theory; reading proficiency; language proficiency; learning for understanding;
Summary/Abstract: Reading literary works in the original has always been a challenge for EFL students, even those who are in teacher training programs and have a richer philological background. As reading is the best way to discover and understand literature, it is important to identify effective means of involving students in active, meaningful reading procedures. The article provides an example of how to make the reading of J. Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels’ more engaging for students, applying Gardner’s MI theory.

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