Learning styles and strategies

1. Let's discuss it together.

Do you have any special strategy how you prefer learning new things?

2. Take your tablet. Open the link below. Fill in the questionnaire. Read the results.

http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/the-vark-questionnaire-for-younger-people/

3. Form groups with the same type of learners as you are. Read the study tips the webpage offers you again. Discuss whether you have tried any of them. Did it work? Which one would you like to try? Could you add any more ideas to the list?

Visual learners
http://vark-learn.com/strategies/visual-strategies/

Aural learners
http://vark-learn.com/strategies/aural-strategies/

Read/write learners
http://vark-learn.com/strategies/readwrite-strategies/

Kinesthetic learners
http://vark-learn.com/strategies/kinesthetic-strategies/

4. Choose one favourite study tip per group. Discuss how you could use it for learning English. Get prepared for presenting it to the class.

5. Look at another categorisation of learners. Decide which statements of the questionnaire describe you more. Remember the letter in bold of each of your cathegories. From the 4 letters you get your type. Check the description of your type.

Questionnaire:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxodulWRDo6wNjYxNjdFbDhHTHc/view?usp=sharing

Descriptions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxodulWRDo6wZjZ2ZGhVUmZubTQ/view?usp=sharing

You can check unknown words in an online dictionary:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
http://www.ldoceonline.com/
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english
https://www.merriam-webster.com/ (American English)

6. Discuss with your partner whether you agree or disagree with your description. Why?