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What’s Your Learning Style?

Many experts believe that we use one of our senses more than the others when we learn. The idea is that we learn best in one of four ways: visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), kinesthetic (moving) or tactile (touching).

Visual learners…

…enjoy looking at pictures and graphic displays
…use lists to organize their thoughts
…recognize words when they see them displayed

Tips for the visual learner:
- Draw pictures of vocabulary words and diagrams of grammar rules
- Use flashcards to review new words
- Visualize a conversation with the new words you’ve learnt
- At Englishtown, watch the movies and do the simulation activities for each lesson

Auditory learners…

…enjoy listening to dialogues and discussions
…like to hear spoken instructions
…use rhythm and sounds to help remember information

Tips for the auditory learner:
- Sing vocabulary words, memorize songs or make rhymes to remember grammar rules
- Read out loud as much as possible
- Record yourself speaking English and play back the tapes for review
- At Englishtown, focus on the listening activities, conversation classes, voice chat rooms and other listening activities

Kinesthetic learners…

…find it difficult to sit in front of the computer for long periods of time
…learn best when trying something for themselves
…use movement as a memory aid

Tips for the kinesthetic learner:
- Don’t sit at the computer for too long
- Take breaks often
- Chew gum while you’re studying!
- Mentally review your lessons while exercising
- At Englishtown, stay active by attending conversation classes regularly

Tactile learners…

…enjoy working with their hands
…remember words by writing or typing them on the keyboard
…learn well through practical activities like projects and games

Tips for the tactile learner:
- Participate in role-playing and drama activities as much as you can
- Use objects to help you remember vocabulary words
- Print out Englishtown’s flashcards and take them with you when you’re out
- You learn by doing, so practice English as much as you can!

What’s your learning style? Are you a combination of two or more styles?