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Developing Successful Intelligence in Global Academia: A Triarchic Framework for EAP Pedagogy
Yang Yu1, Yingying Xu1, Yongkang Wu1
1School of Foreign Languages, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
Journal of Intelligence
|November 26, 2025
Summary
International students need more than analytical skills for academic success. A new framework emphasizes successful intelligence, integrating creative and practical abilities for global academia.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Background:
- Traditional EAP focuses on analytical intelligence, which is insufficient for global academia.
- International students face multifaceted demands in higher education.
- Robert Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence offers a broader perspective.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a new conceptual framework for international student success.
- To integrate cognitive psychology and EAP research.
- To develop a holistic model for academic achievement.
Main Methods:
- Critical review of EAP pedagogical practices.
- Analysis of Robert Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.
- Incorporation of sociocultural approaches to academic literacies.
Main Results:
- Successful intelligence, encompassing analytical, creative, and practical abilities, is crucial.
- Existing EAP tasks can be mapped onto the triarchic model.
- A balanced development of all three intelligences is needed.
Conclusions:
- The proposed "Triarchic EAP Model" integrates analytical, creative, and practical intelligence development.
- This model offers a more holistic approach to student support.
- EAP classrooms can foster multifaceted intellectual skills for sustainable success in global academia.
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