Reading - Nadiah

English for Teaching 2 Module 1: How do I learn? Coursebook

How do we learn?

3.1 Reading 1: defining learning styles
Read the article and check your answers to the questions in 3.1.

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If you answered a) then you are choosing to get the answer VISUALLY, by looking at the
words on the page of the manual.
If you answered b) you got the information in an AUDITORY way, by listening to what your friend
has to say.If you chose c) you are behaving in a KINAESTHETIC way, using your fingers to fiddle
with the buttons and see what happens.
Most people use a mixture of ways to process information, even if they have a preference. For
example, although some individual learners may prefer to see things, they can also learn by
listening and doing. What you need to do as a teacher is to make sure that you present language
and information to your students in away that they can understand easily and include activities that
appeal to different learning styles.

English for Teaching 2 Module 1: How do I learn? Coursebook
Think about different learning styles when you are planning your lessons. There is never just
one way to do something. To reach all your students you need to make sure they can see the
language, hear the language and also have a chance to use it.

Adapted from www.go4english.com/tp

3.2 Reading 2: identifying learning styles

Complete the sentences.

a) VISUAL learners like to use their eyes and can see pictures in their minds.
They like learning by seeing.

b) KINAESTHETIC learners like to touch things and move around.
They like learning by doing.
c) AUDITORY learners like to listen and can hear words in their heads.
They like learning by hearing.