Çoklu zeka türlerinin Türkiye'deki İngilizce ders kitaplarında kullanımı

With the promulgation of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MIT) in 1983 by the American psychologist Howard Gardner, concepts through understanding the aspects of intelligence has gained a new phase. Unlike the conventional approaches which supported unitarian views that considered intelligence as limited to some claimed generalizations, Gardner supported the pluralist view which argued for the existence of multiple facets of intelligence. With his theory, he suggested a set of intelligences labeled as Verbal – Linguistic (VLI), Spatial – Visual (SVI), Logical – Mathematical (LMI), Bodily Kinesthetic (BKI), Musical (MI), Intrapersonal (IAI), Interpersonal (IEI) and Naturalist (NI). Although his study was initially considered to be a contribution to psychology sciences, it also came into prominence in various disciplines as well. Regarding its position in educational sciences, several educators encouraged the integration of Gardner's theory in educational purposes. Textbooks as essential supplementary materials in teaching and learning, are considered to hold a significant role in education. Therefore, various studies were depicted to investigate the implementation of Multiple Intelligences (MIs) in the textbooks. In Turkey, MIT was officially decided to be integrated in English language (EFL) textbooks within the curriculum updates commenced in 2006 by the Ministry of National Education. In this thesis study, an alternative textbook analysis was conducted to see the use of MIs in EFL textbooks used in Turkish state primary and secondary school grades from the 2nd to the 8th grades. According to the findings obtained, the predominant intelligence type was found to be VLI, and the following types were SVI, LMI, IEI, IAI, BKI, NI and MI. When the primary and secondary grades were grouped in two and compared, it was seen that while the predominant types for both groups were similarly VLI, SVI, LMI and IEI (in a descending way), differences were observed in the orders and ratios of IAI, NI, BKI and MI.