Verbal linguistic intelligence strategies for English language speaking skills development

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to determine how verbal-linguistic intelligence strategies impact on the development of English language speaking skills. To determine the effectiveness of these linguistic-verbal strategies, a pre-test and a post-test of the oral development was applied, which was focused on the KET (Key English Test) international examination to the students of the Third Year General Baccalaureate of the Unidad Educativa Combatientes de Tapi during the first term of the 2018-2019 school year. A booklet with class planning was designed which served as a guide for the implementation of the project in the classroom with the students of the experimental group. These lesson plans were focused on verbal - linguistic intelligence strategies which were aimed at improving students' speaking development. After the implementation, a post-test was taken which had the same approach as the pre-test. Then, the processing of the data obtained was carried out for its subsequent analysis and interpretation through the Student's T-test. The results show that the application of verbal - linguistic intelligence strategies have a positive impact on the development of speaking skills. Therefore, its use is highly recommended to help students in their English language learning.