ESL/EFL teaching

Learning styles To start the topic, let´s talk about learning styles. Learning styles encompass a range of individual preferences in how we acquire and process information. They play a crucial role in how effectively we absorb knowledge and, ultimately, in our overall educational experiences, and as the name suggests, there is more than one learning style. There are, in fact, a lot of them; really, there are a lot of categorized learning styles and models, but let´s start with the most well-known. VARK Model One of the most accepted understandings of learning styles is that student learning styles fall into three categories: Visual Learners, Auditory Learners, and Kinesthetic Learners. These learning styles are found within educational theorist Neil Fleming’s VARK model of Student Learning. VARK is an acronym that refers to the four types of learning styles: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing Preference, and Kinesthetic It's common for people to have a dominant style while still ben...