LEARNING STYLES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

This article aims to introduce a range of learning styles and how they may then link to the effectiveness of teaching EFL. It reviews the more familiar learning styles: visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, and reading/writing, and discusses each as it relates to how learners perceive and retain information. The study stresses how awareness of and catering to variation in student learning style may facilitate motivation, participation, and language learning. The findings suggest that a blended approach to teaching-that is, the use of a range of methods which appeal to different learning styles-best facilitates effective teaching in the EFL context.