The Relationship Between Verbal Intelligence And Speaking Competence Among Third-year Students Of English At Khenchela University

Abstract

Recognizing the value of intelligence in language learning/teaching context and that intelligence has many types and categories, multiple intelligences theory has evolved with many implications for second/foreign language teaching. The present study aims at providing a descriptive report about the relationship between the speaking and linguistic intelligence among third-year students of English at Khenchela University. Data has been gathered through McKenzie’s (1999) inventory along with the oral expression exam marks so as to describe the extent to which speaking abilities are correlated with linguistic intelligence. Results reveal that since the r value is rated as 0.601, less than 0.001, which means that there is a strong relationship between students’ speaking skill and their verbal intelligence. Although the study is concerned with third-year students of English, it is an inevitable fact that all the process of learning and teaching relies heavily on intelligence regardless to the level or age. Finally, taking into account students’ different intelligences and abilities would make it easy for teachers to incorporate multiple ways and strategies to promote students’ learning outcomes.