Why It Matters…………………………………………….. I

History Of Styles & Personalities…………………………. II

Types Of Personalities…………………………………….. III

A Multistyle Approach To Foreign Language Education…. IV

Conclusion………………………………………………… V

Learning styles are defined as, the different ways in which children and adults learn. As teachers and educators, we are responsible to facilitate the learning process to our students. To accomplish this, we need to understand how people learn. Not only do we need to know in what way our students learn best, we need to know how we learn best.

People are different from each other. Their diversity springs from multiple sources, upbringing, religion, culture, etc. and is evident in behavior. An additional source of diversity, also evident in behavior, is personality type.

Usually people come to prefer, and rely on, one main learning style above the others. Teachers need to be aware of the main sty

The preference for organizing and structuring information to decide in a

The preference for taking in information through a “sixth sense” and noticing

One common complaint about the modern educational system is that it is based on the assumption that everyone has the same learning style. If the student doesn’t fit, we try to change them. The problem is no amount of getting after them or telling them to try harder is going to work.

The preference for drawing energy from one’s internal world of ideas, emotions, or impressions.

As a teacher, knowing whether a student is a conceptual thinker (intuitive) or a concrete thinker (sensing) can mean the difference between success and failure in reaching that person. The value in using personality typing is that it aids in designing curriculum and teaching strategies to best compliment a student’s learning style. It also aids in helping an individual understand him or herself and thus relate to student needs.

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