Integrating Multiple Intelligence Learning Approach to Upgrade Students’ English Writing Skills

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the multiple intelligence learning approaches (MILA) which were used to provide students’ competence in English writing skills in an institute of IAIN Sorong, Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia. In terms of it, the MILA introduced interactive, analytic, and introspective domains which cover elements of linguistics, mathematics, visual, kinesthetic, music, intra-personal, interpersonal, naturalistic, and existential or spiritual. Those elements would be appropriately implemented to upgrade students’ English writing skills. This study employed a survey method using lists of questionnaires and an English writing test to obtain qualified data which were collected from seventy-two students. The findings conclude that most respondents felt contented and interested in developing and upgrading English writing skills using the Multiple Intelligence Learning Approaches. It was supported by the findings of the English writing test showed significant upgrading of students’ English writing skills. The results of this research claimed that the MILA is a suitable and precise approach to upgrading students’ writing skills. Also, it is recommended to English educators formulate together the strategies to be included in MILA for teaching English writing skills as recommended by the national education curriculum.