In recent years the language learner has been seen as an active learner who has aunique learning profile with different individual strengths and skills. One reflection ofthis understanding can be seen in Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory. Accordingto Gardner, who is an educational psychologist at Harvard University, intelligence isnot just one form of cognition but a multi-faceted aspect of thinking. As one of themost attractive theories used in the educational field for the last three decades,multiple intelligences theory comprises of eight intelligences which are the linguistic,logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonaland naturalist intelligences. Meeting the learners' needs emerging from the abovementioned family of intelligences is one of the main objectives of today's education.This study aims at analyzing whether the use of drama in language teaching can helpnurturing eight intelligences of the students and meet their needs.

Keywords: Drama, multiple intelligences theory, learner needs