What is Learning Styles?

Learning styles refer to the manner of learning which differ from student to student (Dornyei,2009: 231). While according to Thornbury (2006: 116), learning styles refers to your preferred way of learning. This learning style may be influenced by biographical factors such as how you were taught as a child or by innately endowed factors (such as whether you have a "good ear" for different sounds). Types of learning style are often presented in the form of polarities such as: analytic versus global thinkers, rule users versus data gatherers, reflective versus impulsive learners, group - oriented versus solitary learners, extrovert versus introverted learners, verbal versus visual learners, and passive versus active learners.


Sources:
Dornyei, Zoltan. 2009. Individual Differences: Interplay of Learner Characteristics and Learning Environment. Langugae Learning 2009 pp. 230-248
Thornbury, Scott. 2006. An A-Z of ELT. Oxford: Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006