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. 

If you answered a) then you are choosing to get the answer VISUALLY, by looking at the
words on the pageof 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.

g 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) VISUALLY 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.