The Relationship between Learning Style and Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners' Speaking Performance

Journal of Teaching English Lnaguage Studies

مقاله 6، دوره 6، شماره 1، آذر 2017، صفحه 71-84   

نویسندگان

Mohadese Rabiee¹؛ Mohammad Taghi Hassani²

¹MA, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Humanities, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran

²Assistant Professor Of Applied Linguistics, Imam Hussein University.

چکیده

There are a number of factors which influence the success of learning foreign language
including students’ learning styles. This study investigated language learning styles of Iranian
EFL learners and their class achievement. To this end, sixty female intermediate learners of
instruction and different ages (15-25), studying at a language institute in Rasht city were
asked to take part in the study. A 30- item language learning styles questionnaire developed
by Reid (1987) was employed to elicit information for the study. The data obtained through
the questionnaire were subjected to Pearson correlation in order to check the relationship
between the learning style and students’ speaking achievement. Results showed that students
use different learning styles in class and indicated that kinesthetic and group learning styles
were the most favorable ones among Iranian EFL learners. The aforementioned styles
positively correlated with the learners’ speaking achievement.

کلیدواژه‌ها

learning style؛ speaking performance؛ relationship؛ EFL learners

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