Indicators of Linguistic Intelligence Implied in the Reading and Linguistic Communication Syllabus for the Secondary Level (Term System)

This study aims at identifying the indicators of linguistic intelligence implied in the activities books of reading and linguistic communication of the level three secondary syllabus (term system) in Saudi Arabia. The researcher used the analytical descriptive approach which involves content analysis in order to answer the study questions. The tools of the study consisted of a list of indicators of linguistic intelligence that should be impeded in the activities books of reading and linguistic communication for the level three secondary syllabus (term system) and a card of the content analysis that was derived from this list. The researcher found out that the main four domains of the indicators of linguistic intelligence are reinforcing vocabulary, reinforcing linguistic appreciation, encouraging conversation and elocution skills, and encouraging writing skills. From these four main domains, 21 subsidiary indicators were derived. Moreover, the research found 255 indicators in the two books that were distributed differently. The most frequent indicator was (encouraging the conversation and elocution skills) which was repeated 97 times, reaching 38% of the indicators’ total frequency. The next indicator was (encouraging writing skills) with 83 repetitions and 32.5% of the total frequency. The third indicator was (reinforcing linguistic appreciation) with 52 repetitions and 20.4% of the total.  The least frequent indicator was (reinforcing vocabulary) with 23 repetitions and 9.2% of the total. This research offers recommendations related to increasing the interest in linguistic intelligence and improving it for students through their education, especially the secondary level.