LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE

Fernando Flores TorresDiego Ponce

LINGUISTIC

INTELLIGENC

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VERBAL

INTELLIGENCE

WORD SMAR

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NAMES

Linguistic intelligence involves sensitivity to spoken and written language, the ability to learn languages, and the capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals.

DEFINITION

Those with linguistic intelligence learn foreign languages very easily as they have high verbal memory and recall, and an ability to understand and manipulate syntax and structure.

LANGUAGES

likes to read likes to write likes to listen good at spelling sensitive to patterns good memory for general knowledge orderly and systematic ability to reason good public speaker

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS

Notices grammatical mistakes Often speaks of what they have read Likes to use fancy words Cherishes their book collection Easily remembers quotes and famous

sayings Loves word games Likes puns and rhymes Enjoys writing Enjoys foreign language

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS

make up stories and tell them to someone else

have debates about current events discuss life, the universe and everything! keep a journal learn new words every day interview friends, family and mentors write poems

EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE:

read all kinds of novels, stories and jokes write stories and jokes use a computer to write play vocabulary games and tests publish your own website dedicated to your

special subject do puzzles and crosswords write letters/emails write book reviews and product reviews

EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE:

Reading

Speech

Writing

TYPES OF LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE

Maya Angelou (author and poet) William Shakespeare(poet and playwright) J.K.Rowling (novelist) Tony Robbins(self-help author and

motivational speaker) Winston Churchill(politician and statesman)

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Writer Editor Public Speaker Politician Preacher Teacher Journalist Broadcaster Actor / Actress

Poets Copywriters  novelists Scriptwriters Orators Publicists Lawyers

CAREER MATCHES

LINGUISTIC-VERBAL

Definition:

Capacity to use words easily, such as writing and talking.

High –level abilities:

Communicating ideas Having a knack for

languages Speaking fluently in your

society Giving speech Writing stories, poems Telling words rhetorically Having a way with words Expressing opinions very

well

How do you develop this intelligence?

You can develop linguistic-verbal intelligence :

Disciplines: oratory, rhetoric and literature.

Actually, everybody who is called “normal person” acquires abilities to communicate with normal cognitive capacity.

JUAN PABLO II

He visited 129 countries during his pontificate, obviously, he spoke many languages:

French, spanish, ancient greek, italian, german, portuguese, ukrainian, english, russian, croatian, latin, polish, “guarani” and “el esperanto”.