Content How do we learn? Learning styles Types of Learning styles & characteristics Me as a Learner!

1. How do we Learn ???
learning styles
Name-Farzana Binte Hossain Anna
Course Code – ELT045
Course Tittle –Language Teacher Education

2. Content
• How do we learn?
• Learning styles
• Types of Learning styles & characteristics
• Me as a Learner!

3. How do we learn?
working in groups,
discussing and
sharing ideas!
Others learn
better by listening
music or reading
silently in the
library!
Differences are due to our experiences,
habits and personal innate ability to
learn.

4. Learning style
We all have our own particular way of acquiring new information - this is
called a learning style. “A learning style is the way each learner begins to
concentrate on, process, and retain new and difficult information.” - Rita Dunn
Tasneem
remembers quite
well when she
listens to people
talking.
Marjuka enjoys
group work as
it helps him
learn faster. Listening to
music while
studying helps
Mahi to learn.
Lisa likes to
explore the
world by herself,
making and
creating things
using her hands.
Maria takes notes
while studying
and prefers to
draw schemas,
figures and
concept maps.
What about you?
How do you learn?

5. Types of Learning Styles
visual - memory
of graphs,
illustrations and
text;
auditory -
remembers sounds,
speeches;
kinaesthetic - learns
best by doing
something by hands.

6. David Merril(2000)
• Most students are unaware of their learning
styles and if left to their own means, they are
unlikely to start learning in new ways.
For that reason, it is necessary that students know about their
learning style. some students are different from others. As a
teacher you can apply different methods.

7. Visual Learner(65%)
• learners need to see the teachers
body language and facial
expression to fully understand
lecture or classroom discussion
• visual learners often prefer to take
detailed notes to absorb the
information.
• They prefer sitting at the front of
the classroom to avoid visual
obstructions They may think in
pictures and learn best from visual
displays.
• Find quiet, passive surroundings ideal
• Find something to watch when bored
•Are meticulous, neat in appearance
• Tend to value planning and organization
•Notice details
• Close their eyes to visualize or remember
•See what they are reading
• Like to read
Characteristics

8. Auditory
Learners(30%)
• They learn best through verbal
lectures, discussions, talking
things through and listening to
what others have to say.
• Auditory learners interpret the
underlying meanings of speech
through listening to tone of
voice, pitch, speed and other
tones.
• Written information may have
little meaning until it is heard.
• These learners often benefit
from reading text aloud and
using a tape recorder
.Characteristics
•Sit where they can hear
• Are most likely to read aloud
Enjoy music Are easily distracted by noises
• Enjoy listening activities
• Enjoy talking
• Hum or talk to themselves or others when
bored} May not coordinate colors or clothes,
but can explain what they are wearing and
why.

9. Kinesthetic
Learners (5%)
learn through , moving,
doing and touching...
• Tactile/Kinesthetic
persons learn best
through a hands-on
approach, actively
exploring the physical
world around them.
• They may find it hard to
sit still for long periods
and may become
distracted by their need
for activity and
exploration
Characteristics
Speak with their hands and with gestures
• Remember what was done but have difficulty recalling
what was said or seen
•Rely on what they can directly experience, do, or perform
•Are uncomfortable in classrooms where they lack hands-
on experience
• Like physical rewards
• Need to be active and in motion

10. Me as a Learner
• It is essential to know about yourself as a
learner, your capacity to learn, your successful
learning strategies, dominant learning styles,
your strong sides and disadvantages.
Furthermore, level of motivation and interest
with respect to learning activities are also
important aspects in learning. In addition to
aforementioned, understanding the nature of
learning process and being aware of it help a
lot to be a successful learner.