Learning style and cultural differences

Learning style is the most important variable that affects the success of English learning. It can both give full play to student＇s learning superiority and make up their inferiority. The formation of learning style is related with external elements, including culture. Chinese culture greatly differs from American culture. With the distinct cultural differences, the learning styles of the Chinese student and the American student show clear differences.

Investigation of the Relevance Between Electronic Courseware Implementation and Students’ Learning Styles

Currently many methods of implementation are available if we want the com＇seware to be used in e-learning interactivly with media rich. This paper focuses the attention to the relevance between various implementations in presentation adopted in the courseware and students＇ learning styles, in order to consider what kind of implemenation or description is preferable to what kind of students or order to support their leaming. We carded out the canonical correlation analysis for this purpose and investigated this relevance on the basis of the experiments. Main results of the experiment are given with detailed disoussion.

The Influence of Learning Style on Second Language Acquisition

Different theorists hold their own idea of learning style and thus lead to various models of learning style. Numerous studies in the field of second language acquisition has been done to prove whether there is a correlation between learning style and second language achievement. The bulk of research indicates that there is a strong relationship between learning styles and language learning outcomes. Learning style is of great importance in second language learning.

COVID-19 and Learning Styles: GCET as Case Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused higher educational institutions around the world to close campus-based activities and move to online delivery.The aim of this paper is to present the case of Global College of Engineering and Technology(GCET)and how its practices including teaching,students/staff support,assessments,and exam policies were affected.The paper investigates the mediating role of no detriment policy impact on students’result along with the challenges faced by the higher educational institution,recommendations and suggestions.The investigation concludes that the strategies adopted for online delivery,student support,assessments and exam policies have helped students to effectively cope with the teaching and learning challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic without affecting their academic results.The study shows that 99%of students were able to maintain the same or better level of performance during the 1st COVID-19 semester.One percent of students had shown a slight decrease in their performance(about 1%–2%)with respect to their overall marks pre-COVID-19.The no detriment policy has succoured those 1%of the students to maintain their overall performance to what it used to be pre-COVID-19 pandemic.Finally,the paper provides the list of challenges and suggestions for smooth conduction of online education.

Iranian English Foreign Language Learners＇ Learning Style Sensory Preferences and Their Speaking Strategy Use Across Proficiency

This study investigates the relationship between Iranian EFL （English as a Foreign Language） learners＇ sensory preferences： Visual, Audial, and Haptic （VAH） and the learners＇ speaking strategy use across proficiency. To this end 146 Iranian EFL learners studying English at different levels of language proficiency, participated in this study. O＇Brien＇s （1990） learning channel preference checklist was given to students to determine their sensory preferences In addition, a Speaking Strategy questionnaire （an adaptation of strategy inventory for language learning （SILL）, focusing on strategies used at the time of Speaking） was also given to the students in another session. The data were analyzed using multivariate ANOVA （MANOVA） in order to probe the relationship between Iranian EFL Learners＇ Learning Style Sensory Preferences and their speaking strategy use across proficiency. Based on the results, it can be claimed that there was a weak to moderate interaction between the proficiency levels and preference of speaking strategies on the learning styles of the Iranian EFL learners.

Learning Style Preferences and the Level of L2 Achievement: A Case Study of EFL College Students

This study investigated the relationship between learning styles preferences of English as foreign language (EFL)college students from three different achievement levels and to explore whether there is statistically significantdifference between different achievement levels and different learning styles. A total of 120 EFL freshman collegestudents from high, intermediate, and basic levels in Taiwan participated in the present study. Using a learning stylepreference checklist, students’ perceptional learning styles were first explored in terms of preferences. 120participants with different levels were classified based on their English scores on College Entrance Exam. With theuse of descriptive statistics and a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), the results indicated that specificlearning style preference correlated with certain achievement levels of students. Students with differentachievement levels preferred significantly certain style preference to other style comparing to other achievementlevels. It seems that learning styles preferences may not definitely relate to a student’s achievement levels. Certainvariables may also probably affect learning style preferences with respect to English performance.

Does Time Studying of Spanish Make Learners More Cognizant of Their Learning Styles？ Evidence From Novice and Senior L2 Spanish Learners

This study explored the perceptual learning style preferences in L2 （second language） Spanish. A group of first-semester and fifth-semester university students participated. The aim was to verify whether time studying of Spanish would strengthen learning preferences making senior students more cognizant of their preferred styles. Senior students were, therefore, more expected to self-report major （i.e., strong） style preferences than novice students. The participants completed a style questionnaire and named preferred in-class language activities. Results showed that the novice rather than the senior students, self-reported strong style preferences. The senior students consistently reported minor preferences and named activities that favored peer collaboration over perceptual styles. It is likely that after several semesters of learning Spanish, senior students were less certain as to whether language learning relies on strong style preferences. Instead, they probably learned to acknowledge the benefits of a flexible disposition, integrating several minor style preferences for a successful learning of Spanish.

Effective combination of learning styles and college English teaching

Students preferentially take in and process information in different ways, and teaching methods also should vary accordingly. How much a student can learn is also determined by the compatibility of the student＇s learning styles and the teacher＇s teaching styles. It is important for teachers to know their learners＇ preferred learning styles because this knowledge will help teachers to plan their lessons to match or adapt their teaching and to provide the most appropriate activities to suit a particular learner group.

How Do Hospitality and Tourism Undergraduate Students Learn？ From a Perspective of Learning Styles

This theoretical paper presents the influence of learning styles and culture values on facilitating undergraduate students＇ learning. Learning styles describe the way people process information. Many learning style inventories have been developed and applied widely, for example, Kolb＇s Learning Style Inventory （LSI） and Honey and Mumford＇s Learning Styles Questionnaire （LSQ）. However, limited research has been conducted in the field of hospitality and tourism higher education, particularly in eastern culture. Past research in the hospitality and tourism higher education did not reveal if certain learning styles can contribute to better learning outcomes, however, there is a significant difference in preferred learning styles of students in terms of different cultural values. Therefore, it makes it pivotal to consider the influence of culture difference when examining how learning styles contribute to better learning outcomes in future research. Therefore, hospitality and tourism educators can properly plan useful strategies to accommodate different learning styles and enhance students＇ learning.

An Analysis of the Impact of Language Learning Styles on Learning Strategy Preferences

This study is designed to explore the impact of LLS （Language Learning Styles） on learning strategy preferences through questionnaire and data analysis. The aim of the study is to make an through investigation of Chinese non-English majors＇ learning styles and their learning strategies in English study, and to analyze the impact of learning styles on learning strategy preferences statistically so as to provide empirical evidence in this field, and then present some implications for college English teaching and learning in Chinese context. This study has significance for pedagogy. Teachers should make language learners aware of their own learning styles and strategy preferences and help them select strategies matching their own style preferences in second language learning. It is hoped that this study can benefit language teachers, learners, and researchers to some extent and can spark more teaching research in the future.

Relationship Between English Learning Strategies and Learning Style Preferences： An Empirical Study

In recent years, research emphasis in the field of SLA （second language acquisition） has shifted to the study of the learning process and behaviors of learners than that of teachers. Researches concerning the learners＇ language learning strategies and learning styles have been conducted in different cultural backgrounds. However, comparatively speaking, there are few studies focusing on the relationship between language learning strategies and learning style preferences in English learning among Chinese students. This paper elaborates on the research questions and hypotheses according to the English Learning Questionnaire, which consists primarily of SILL （Strategy Inventory for Language Learning） （Oxford, 1990） and PLSP （Perceptual Learning Style Preference） Survey （Reid, 1987） to identify their English learning strategy uses and learning style preferences. Then, with statistical analysis （by SPSS （Statistical Product and Service Solutions）） of the results of the questionnaire, discussions are made on the correlation between learning strategies, learning style preferences, and their gender differences, followed by pedagogical implications for English teaching and learning in the university settings in China.

Teaching in the Light of Learning Styles

It has long been agreed that learning styles play an important role in the process of language learning. Research has indicated the individuality, stability and capability of development of learning styles. This essay will explore how teaching can promote learners＇ higher achievement in language learning in the light of learning styles.

A Findings Report on the Practice of Attending to Learners＇ Learning Style Preferences in EFL Classroom

For effective language learning, the compatibility between learners＇ learning preferences and instructional approaches in classroom learning activities is of crucial importance. However, there is some incongruity in between in the EFL classroom in China, which has very much hindered students＇ language learning progress. This paper presents some findings of an investigation on the various conflicting situations in learning and teaching, and ventures some tentative suggestions for possible improvement of this situation.

How to Choose the Right Strategies： A Treatment according to Individual Orientation of Learning Styles

The learning strategies used by the successful language learners are not always the right ones for all language learners. The individual distinctions of personality, affective domain, cognition and behaviorism all lead to the different personal styles in language learning. Language learners must choose the strategies, which are appropriate for their styles.

The Relationship Between Learning Styles and L2 Learning

Through a survey of learning styles and their learning achievements among non-English majors in Shandong Jianzhu University, this paper analyzes the relationships between the two variables. Data are collected and analyzed by means of SPSS.Statistical analysis indicates that no significant difference exists between FI （Field Independent） students＇ achievements measured by the test and FD （Field Dependent） students＇.

Gender,Language Learning Style and Strategies:EFL and ESL Students

To gain an insight into language learners’ learning styles and their pedagogical application in language teaching,this pa-per mainly discusses male and female learners’ different language learning styles and strategies,and the pedagogical application ofthis knowledge in EFL/ESL teaching.It is found that the language learning styles which are preferred by male learners are visual,tactile,kinesthetic,take risks,speak up,ask the question,be logical in learning,while learning styles such as auditory,reading,well-organized written work,self-motivation,persistence,responsibility,sensitive to social context are popular among female learn-ers.Although there are also limitations in these findings due to the small size of sample participants and the diversity among na-tions,it surely provides some references for EFL/ESL instructors in their language teaching.

Do Learners' Preferred Learning Styles Affect Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction in PLE: A Pilot Study of the Supervised-PLE-IELTS Platform

Personal Learning Environment(PLE)enables a knowledge-based,learner-centered lifelong learning which could be successfully integrated with formal education when taking educators’supervision into consideration.But do learners’preferred Learning Styles matter in PLE?To investigate the relationship among learners’Learning Styles,learning outcomes and satisfaction towards the PLE platform,the study constructed and applied a supervised-PLE-IELTS platform.57 sophomores majored in Business in Wenzhou University took part in a 16-week project.Data were collected by Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles questionnaire for the Learning Styles,post-test of IELTS reading,listening and vocabulary for the cognitive learning outcomes,and Distance Education Learning Environments Survey(DELES)for the satisfaction towards the PLE platform.The results showed:(1)Learning Styles have positive relationship with the cognitive learning achievements in PLE;(2)Learning Styles had no direct effect on satisfaction,and learners of all Learning Styles enjoyed PLE-IELTS platform;and(3)learners who spent more time on PLE platform achieved better cognitive learning outcomes.The paper shed light on the future construction of supervised-PLEs.

A Study on Chinese Students＇ Perceptual Learning Styles, Ideal L2 Self, and L2 Motivated L2 Behavior

This study investigates Chinese elementary, middle, and high school students＇ L2 perceptual learning styles, imagination, ideal L2 self, and motivated L2 behavior. A perceptual learning style and L2 learning motivation questionnaire was administered to 1,667 students from elementary to high school. Statistical results revealed that Chinese elementary, middle, and high school students were more in favor of a visual learning style in comparison to their auditory and kinesthetic learning styles. This visually oriented style was significantly correlated with their ideal L2 self and motivated L2 behavior. The sequential regression analysis results indicated that the ideal L2 self and visual learning style were the most meaningful predictors for Chinese students＇ motivated L2 behavior. This study suggests that teachers need to help students create and maintain their ideal L2 self and facilitate their L2 learning motivation by providing more adequate visual teaching materials.

SOCIO-CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND CHINESE ENGLISH MAJORS' LEARNING STYLES

For the purpose of tailoring language instruction to respond to students' diverse learning styles and enriching students' present learning styles, the present paper examines Chinese EFL majors' perceptional learning style preferences (PLSP) from the following dimensions: visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, collaborative/independent, passive/active and modeling, and probes into the underlying socio-cultural factors which affect Chinese English majors' learning styles. Based on the style findings, some practical suggestions are provided to promote EFL teaching in China.

LEARNING STYLE STUDY AND SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR CLASSROOM

Learning style study is a rather comprehensive aspect in individual differences (IDs). The thesis gives an all-around view of the theories of learning styles and by interpreting the results from an empirical study, the thesis provides some applicable suggestions for classroom foreign language instruction.