Peculiarities of Learning Styles in the English Language Classroom

TACTILE LEARNERS like to learn new information by touching or holding things. You can teach students who are tactile learners by giving them objects (a blue paper, a red paper, a shoe and a sock), writing vocabulary words on a card for them to study, or giving them instructions written on a card.

I. 1. How can a teacher teach students with different learning styles?
When you plan your lesson check and be sure that the activities you planned are good for different learning styles. Some activities are good for two, three or four different styles. Instead of only talking, write information on the blackboard too (auditory and visual). Ask students to write their answers on the blackboard after they finish working (kinaesthetic and visual). Write instructions on a card and ask students to work in groups (tactile, kinaesthetic, auditory and visual). We have different students: some are visual learners, some are auditory learners, some are kinaesthetic or tactile learners. We need to remember to use different activities so that all our students can learn.
What learning style are your students?
If you watch them you can guess what style is their best style. Kinaesthetic learners are always moving – tapping their foot or their hand, or moving back and forth. Auditory learners like to repeat things to themselves. Visual students like to see how things are spelled or read from a book instead of only listening. Tactile learners often like to write notes or hold different objects.
What makes learning styles?
Learning styles change according to age; very small children are very kinaesthetic. This is why they are always moving or doing something. At age five or six they often become more tactile. At this age they like to touch everything. Then, at age eight or nine children usually become more visual or auditory. Women are often auditory, men are often visual (but not always). We can‘t change our students‘ learning styles, but we can change our teaching styles!