The Relationship between Interpersonal and Intra-personal Intelligences and Vocabulary Learning Strategies: The Case of Iranian EFL Learners

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Department of English Language

M.A Thesis

The Relationship between Interpersonal and Intra-personal Intelligences and Vocabulary Learning Strategies: The Case of Iranian EFL Learners

Abstract

The present study aimed at finding out whether there existed a relationship between EFL learners’ dominant intelligence and vocabulary learning strategies they use. The first research question posed was related to the preferred vocabulary learning strategies used by EFL learners. It was concluded that Iranian EFL learners mostly preferred intrapersonal vocabulary learning strategies. The second research question focused on the type of dominant intelligence among Iranian EFL learners. The results indicate that Iranian EFL learners were mostly intra-personally dominant. In the third research question, the correlation between interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences introduced by Gardner (1983) and vocabulary learning strategies introduced by Kudo (1999) was calculated. The statistics showed that each one of the vocabulary learning strategies could be categorized as either interpersonal or intrapersonal based on the degree and significance of the correlation each one had with either interpersonal or intrapersonal statements in the questionnaire. Finally, a retrospective Think-Aloud Protocol (TAP) procedure was conducted. The results showed that EFL learners mostly preferred using intra-personal vocabulary learning strategies than interpersonal ones. Therefore, if the learners know the appropriate vocabulary learning strategies, they will be able to learn and retain the meaning of the new vocabularies much easier.

Keywords: Interpersonal intelligence, Intrapersonal intelligence, Vocabulary strategies