The Reflection of Multiple Intelligences (MI) in Iranian English Textbooks, Teachers’ Perception

AbstractThis study sought to investigate whether the locally published English Language textbooks of secondary and high schools in Iran meet the Multiple Intelligence Theory of Gardner or not. To achieve this goal 22 teachers of secondary and high schools from Ilam Province were asked to fill in a researchers-made questionnaire based on MIT of Gardner and asked about their perception toward the use of MI in the above mentioned textbooks. Throughout this research it has been found that either the multiple intelligences are not covered in the mentioned textbooks or they’re poorly used in the textbooks