Understanding Learning Styles in the Second Language Classroom

Understanding Learning Styles in the Second Language Classroom
Author: Joy M. Reid
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Anglais (Langue) - Étude et enseignement - Allophones
ISBN: 9780132816366

This anthology of essays by internationally-known ESL/EFL teachers and researchers addresses the ways in which students learn and in which teachers can respond to various learning styles to help student succeed. Includes correlative tables and charts that help clarify learning styles and techniques. For teachers and teacher-trainers.

Understanding Second Language Learning Difficulties

Understanding Second Language Learning Difficulties
Author: Madeline E. Ehrman
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 367
Release: 1996-09-26
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0761901914

Ehrman presents the insights, techniques and skills needed to understand why some adult students have difficulties with learning a second language, emphasising the importance of careful investigation and correct diagnosis of the cause.

Ways of Learning

Ways of Learning
Author: Alan Pritchard
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2013-12-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317917626

Whilst most teachers are skilled in providing opportunities for the progression of children’s learning, it is often without fully understanding the theory behind it. With greater insight into what is currently known about the processes of learning and about individual learning preferences, teachers are better equipped to provide effective experiences and situations which are more likely to lead to lasting attainment. Now fully updated, Ways of Learning seeks to provide an understanding of the ways in which learning takes place, which teachers can make use of in their planning and teaching, including: An overview of learning Behaviourism and the beginning of theory Cognitive and constructivist learning Multiple intelligences Learning styles Difficulties with learning The influence of neuro-psychology Relating theory to practice The third edition of this book includes developments in areas covered in the first and second editions, as well as expanding on certain topics to bring about a wider perspective; most noticeably a newly updated and fully expanded chapter on the influence of neuro-educational research. The book also reflects changes in government policy and is closely related to new developments in practice. Written for trainee teachers, serving teachers, and others interested in learning for various reasons, Ways of Learning serves as a valuable introduction for students setting out on higher degree work who are in need of an introduction to the topic.

Learning Styles and Second Language Education

Learning Styles and Second Language Education
Author: Patrycja Marta Kamińska
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2014-06-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1443862304

This book contributes to the body of knowledge concerning individual learner differences by addressing the issue of learning styles in developing a second language. It comprises five chapters. The notion of style, together with its place among other individual differences and its relation to learning strategies, is presented in Chapter 1. The reasons for researching styles are also delineated in this chapter. Chapter 2 describes simple (one-dimensional) models of learning styles, contrary to Chapter 3, in which two-dimensional (compound) models are presented. Multi-dimensional (complex) models of learning styles are the focus of Chapter 4. Each model discussed in Chapters 2 through 4 is accompanied by an outline of its significance to second language educators, as demonstrated in earlier studies. The final, fifth chapter is devoted to the discussion of the practical exploitation of the learning style awareness in second language education. The options suggested include accommodating learners’ styles, stretching them (by exposing the students to the less familiar and less preferred options), and mixtures of both approaches. The book will be of interest to applied linguists, psycholinguists and language teaching practitioners, as well as tertiary level students interested in finding out the ways in which learning styles account for linguistic achievement.

Styles- and Strategies-based Instruction

Styles- and Strategies-based Instruction
Author: Andrew D. Cohen
Publisher: University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2006
Genre: Language and languages
ISBN: 9780972254540

Styles- and strategies-based instruction helps students become more aware of their learning style preferences and gives them a set of strategies to maximize their language learning ability. This guide helps teachers to identify the individual needs of their students and incorporate opportunities for students to practice a wide range of strategies for both language learning and language use. Each chapter in this guide begins with background material on topics related to styles- and strategies-based instruction and provides a bridge from theory to practice by including fun, hands-on activities for teachers to use in their own classrooms. This guide is a complete revision of Strategies-Based Instruction: A Teacher-Training Manual (1997). While it is now more explicitly targeted at the classroom teacher, it also includes important information for professionals engaged in research and teacher development.

Cultural Learning Styles in Language Education

Cultural Learning Styles in Language Education
Author: Lynne N. Li
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2022-05-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 100058402X

This book presents a nuanced look at the relationship between language learning styles and culture to illuminate how these important constructs are understood, employed and play out in the real world. Through the lens of different learning style dimensions—cognitive, affective, process-centred, environment-centred and cultural—Li unpacks and examines the commonly accepted tensions between learning styles, culture, teacher assumptions and teaching approaches. With a focus on Asian learning styles and Chinese learners, Li addresses the past and current debates and reconceptualises the roles and tensions between students’ learning, students’ cultural backgrounds and teaching styles. Li adeptly navigates this controversial arena to demystify preconceptions and provide avenues for innovative and effective classroom practices in language teaching. Ideal for pre-service ESL/EFL teachers, researchers and scholars, this book bridges the gap between research and practice on culture and language learning in the classroom.

Understanding Language Classroom Contexts

Understanding Language Classroom Contexts
Author: Martin Wedell
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2013-04-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441160590

Arguably the whole point of education is to effect change in what people know and are able to do. Globalization has contributed to a common perception worldwide of the need to introduce changes to the teaching and learning of languages. The success of many attempts to do so has been limited by insufficient consideration of implementation contexts. Understanding Language Classroom Contexts explores and illustrates how what happens in any (language) classroom is influenced by (and can be an influence on) the contexts in which it is situated. A clear understanding of these influences is thus the starting point for planning effective change. The book considers many visible and invisible features of the multiple layers of any context, and provides a framework for understanding the types of factors that may influence whether changes (planned by a teacher or externally initiated) are likely to be successful. The book will help teachers (and educational managers or change planners outside the classroom) to understand why their classrooms are as they are and so to make informed decisions about what can or cannot (or not easily) be changed, and suggests how any changes might be appropriately managed.

Learning Style Perspectives

Learning Style Perspectives
Author: Lynne Celli Sarasin
Publisher: Atwood Publications
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Every teacher wants to improve teaching effectiveness, and a good place to begin is by understanding the various ways students perceive and process information. "Learning Style Perspectives" addresses the learning needs of the students, taking into consideration individual preferences for absorbing and retaining material in an auditory, visual, or tactile manner. Lynne Celli Sarasin gives us an overview of major theorists and synthesizes those theories into an approach to teaching which is easily applied in any college or university classroom setting. The characteristics of auditory, visual, and tactile learners are described along with appropriate teaching techniques, student reactions, and evaluation of each style of learning. Includes easily referenced charts of descriptors, teaching strategies, and student behaviors. -- From publisher's description.

Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition

Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
Author: J. Michael O'Malley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1990-02-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780521358378

A review of the literature on learning strategies, describing and classifying learning strategies in second language learning.

Foreign and Second Language Learning

Foreign and Second Language Learning
Author: William Littlewood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1984-04-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780521274869

The relevance of language acquisition to the day-to-day concerns of teaching and learning languages.