scholarly journals The Possible Differences between Learning Styles Used by Russian, English, French, and Arabic Language Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 471
Author(s):  
Ali Asghar Ahmadishokouh ◽  
Fatemeh Samadi
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Iranian Students

One of the most enduring effects on education has been the search for individual differences that can explain and predict variation in student achievement, with the hope that pedagogical methods can be designed that will capitalize on these. Among the individual differences, ‘Learning styles’ remain a popular choice for filling this role and the number of models of learning styles on offer continues to proliferate. Learning styles are said to be influential factors, in learning a second or foreign language. Despite the fact that there are lots of papers published in this area, but comparing the learning styles employed by those who are learning different foreign languages seems to be untouched. Therefore, in this study we try to address this gap, by comparing the learning styles used by Russian, English, French, and Arabic who are learning these languages as their foreign language. A number of 100 Iranian students took part in this study. They are between 18 to 20 years of age. They were divided into four groups, each including 25 members. The Ehrman and Leaver Learning Style Questionnaire (E&L) was distributed among the language learners. The finding of the study revealed that these four groups of language learners made use of learning styles differently. And also, there are significant differences between Russian, Arabic, English, and French language learners in terms of employing learning strategies.

The Impact of Foreign Language Learning Style on Strategies Preferences in Art Colleges

2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 2677-2680
Author(s):  
Di Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Factors affecting students’ English learning performances are always debated among language researchers. This research is carried out in art colleges to figure out the students’ preferences in learning styles and learning strategies as well as the relationship between them. Questionnaires have been applied and data have been dealt with by SPSS. This research has shown that students in the art college tend to be visual and individual learners, and thus they prefer to adopt metacognitive, memory and affective strategies.

scholarly journals LANGUAGE TEACHING AT THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ACHIEVING EFFECTIVENESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1633-1639
Author(s):  
Zlatina Zheleva ◽  
Slavka Hristozova ◽  
Rumyana Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medical University

Foreign language teaching to medical students depends on solving various institutional problems. In this sense, its effectiveness is a variable which influences the level of education at the university. Effectiveness of academic education depends on two groups of conditions- one is the purely material aspect- the place and conditions in which education takes place, the financial resources and the second one includes the psychoemotional aspect of training- the so-called didactic costs which include the physical and emotional efforts invested in the process of training both on the side of the lecturer and student. One of the ways to improve effectiveness is by restricting didactic costs- the less the psychoemotional tension and anxiety- the better results would a student achieve. Giving the student the opportunity to “manage his/her own manner of learning” and placing the student in the centre of the educational process would inevitably lead to increasing student motivation.Another mechanism to achieve effectiveness and quality of education is through activating the inner motivation of students to learn a foreign language. The latter is influenced by factors such as concentration, attention, a feeling of complete participation in the process of training, lack of fear of failure, assuming responsibility for the achieved results etc. A new aspect of contemporary learning success is differentiation in education, introduction of the individual, personal style of learning of each student. An appropriate instrument or tool in achieving motivation is for the learning process to follow and conform to the different learning styles of students. The individual learning style implies the individual preferences in perceiving and memorizing information. The aim of the present paper is to identify these styles in students from the Medical University – Plovdiv and thus to identify their satisfaction with foreign language learning. The survey was conducted in 2017 among 140 students from 16 countries. A written questionnaire and a psychological test were used to gather the data. Determinants for satisfaction were identifies as: the material setting and technological equipment, personal characteristics of the teacher and the microclimate in the student group. An adapted LSI (Learning Style Inventory) specifically adapted for Bulgaria which includes four types of approaches to the learning process- specific experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization and active experimentation was used. The results are distributed according to gender, specialty, year of studies and Kolb’s learning styles- divergent, assimilative, convergent and accommodative. The leading learning style according to our survey proves to be the convergent on with women having higher values (32,14%) than men (24,28%), next comes the assimilative learning style with men having higher value (17,14%) as opposed to women (14,28%). The accommodative is next – 5% of women and 3.57% men prefer this learning style and the least proffered one is the divergent one – 3,57% of women and 2,88% of men prefer it.

Individual differences in second language acquisition

AILA Review ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 42-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoltán Dörnyei
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Prominent Feature ◽  
Learner Characteristics ◽  
The Individual

Ever since the early days of its existence, the field of psychology has been trying to achieve two different and somewhat contradictory objectives: to understand the general principles of the human mind and to explore the uniqueness of the individual mind. The latter direction has formed an independent subdiscipline within the field, usually referred to as individual difference (ID) research. IDs are a prominent feature of SLA because a great deal of the variation in language learning outcomes is attributable, either directly or indirectly, to various learner characteristics. This paper first provides an overview of the five most important ID variables (personality, aptitude, motivation, learning styles and learning strategies) and then concludes by describing certain common themes in contemporary ID research.

scholarly journals Effects of Learning Styles on Self-directed Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 112-126
Author(s):  
Jing Wu
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Vocabulary Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Paths ◽  
Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

Vocabulary learning is an on-going and life-long process, which is greatly influenced by individual differences. It has been noted that there is inefficient self-directed FL vocabulary learning of college students in mainland China and non-individualized learning may be one of the major reasons. As one of the most significant individual differences, a student’s learning style is supposed to largely determine their selection of learning strategies and have an effect on learning outcomes. This paper focuses on categorizing diversified vocabulary learning tasks which activate various vocabulary learning strategies, and integrating them into a learning system along particular learning paths to cater for different learning styles. The system is also tested in an empirical study for the purpose of checking the effects of these learning paths.

scholarly journals Learning styles of psychiatrists and other specialists

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 306-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Airey ◽  
James Marriott ◽  
June Rodd
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Concrete Experience ◽  
Learning Styles Inventory ◽  
The Individual

Aims and MethodTo describe how the Learning Styles Inventory was used to assess the preferred learning styles of a group of senior and specialist registrars from different specialities attending a management course.ResultsOf the 272 doctors studied, the learning styles of psychiatrists (n=42) emerged as significantly different to the group as a whole, favouring reflective observation and concrete experience rather than active experimentation or abstract conceptualisation.Clinical ImplicationsKnowledge of learning styles can help improve interactions with other specialities that adopt different learning strategies, and assist with the individual psychiatrist's lifelong learning. To engage the interest of medical students, psychiatrists may need to consider different teaching approaches in line with the prevalent learning style.

scholarly journals Learning Styles in Business Management students: An empirical study in Portuguese Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-384
Author(s):  
Luísa Margarida Cagica Carvalho ◽  
João Manuel do Freixo Pereira ◽  
Rui Manuel Teixeira Santos Dias ◽  
Adriana Backx Noronha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Teaching Learning

This research aims to identify the learning styles of Portuguese higher education students in business administration, and in return to enable the identification of effective ways to foster the teaching-learning process. The research is divided into two parts: a theoretical approach and the analysis and discussion of the results obtained in light of the learning style of these students as characterized by the Felder-Silvernman model. The data were collected from 3 Portuguese Higher Education Institutions and seek to contribute to the improvement of the learning process in business management courses and to provide for adequate planning of learning strategies aimed at educational success. The statistical analysis of the data was performed with SPSS version 25.0 for Windows and included both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the study are consistent with the findings in the literature in similar contexts, suggesting that learning styles vary according to the individual. Regarding gender, a variable that has been studied relatively little to date, there is also evidence in the study that female students seem to use cognitive strategies significantly more than their male counterparts.

scholarly journals INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STUDENTS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Hasanah Dwi Wahyuni ◽  
Shinta Anjani Nura ◽  
Ina Magdalena
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Physical Skills ◽  
To Receive

Every human being was created by the Creator with all the uniqueness and characteristics of each. This arises as individual differences (individual differences). Individual differences are differences in abilities and characteristics (cognitive, personality, physical skills, and so on) between students at a certain age level and in each particular group. Through educational practices and activities, we can accommodate the individual differences of students. Likewise, the learning styles of each other are also different. There are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. It is important to recognize the learning styles of students so that teachers can vary their teaching styles, learning methods that are suitable to be applied in the learning process. As a technique, we must be able to choose various ways that can accommodate these differences personally and optimize the improvement and interpersonal skills of each student in the long term, especially when viewed from the learning style so that it can be carried out optimally. Individual differences that need to be considered in the implementation of classroom teaching are factors related to the readiness of children to receive teaching because these differences will determine the education system as a whole. Factors that influence individual differences are self-concept (self-concept), locus of control, student anxiety, learning motivation.

Aptitude for learning a foreign language

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 90-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Sparks ◽  
Leonore Ganschow
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Aptitude ◽  
Foreign Language Aptitude ◽  
Affective Variables ◽  
Language Variables

What has happened with the construct of foreign language aptitude since 1990, at which time symposium participants from around the world agreed that the "Time has come to rethink the notion of what constitutes aptitude to learn foreign languages?" To answer this question, we begin with a review of studies on foreign language aptitude and its measurement prior to 1990. We then describe research and thinking in the 1990s in several areas, including affective variables; language learning strategies; learning styles as contributors to aptitude; and aptitude as a cognitive construct affected by language variables. Next, we review research on individual differences in language learners and the importance of phonological/orthographic processing for foreign language learning. Finally, we suggest new directions for research in foreign language aptitude.

Integrating Individual Differences in Adaptive Educational Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 94-118
Author(s):  
Elvira Popescu
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Adaptive Educational Systems ◽  
The Individual

The chapter provides an overview of the individual differences that have an impact on the learning process and that are currently integrated in adaptive educational systems (AES). The focus is on one of these human factors in particular, namely learning style, which constitutes a popular source of adaptation in recent AES, but also one of the most controversial. The chapter includes a critical analysis of learning styles and their use in technology-enhanced learning settings, motivating the need for a Unified Learning Style Model (ULSM). This model integrates a carefully selected set of learning preferences extracted from several traditional learning style models, related to perception modality, way of processing and organizing information, as well as motivational and social aspects. The practical applicability of the model is also shown by briefly introducing an adaptive Web-based educational system built on it (called WELSA) and reporting the encouraging experimental results obtained so far. The use of ULSM in the emerging Web 2.0 context is also envisioned, by proposing the addition of a social learning dimension to WELSA.

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