Teaching Language Skills to the Learners of Varied Learning Styles: A Challenge in ELT

<p>Varied students have varied learning styles,<br>with some preferring to learn visually,<br>others auditorily, others analytically, and<br>still others primarily visually. Teaching<br>strategies, too, need to be flexible. The<br>extent to which a student learns is also<br>affected by how well his or her preferred<br>learning style combines with the instructor's<br>preferred method of instruction. Teachers<br>should take the time to learn about their<br>student's preferred learning styles to better<br>tailor their instruction and assign relevant<br>and engaging activities and tasks at each<br>learning stage. A teacher of English should<br>encourage his students to become fluent in<br>the language and develop their<br>communication skills because these are in<br>high demand. Learners in today's<br>classrooms are taking the initiative to<br>improve their English skills and are<br>engaged in all aspects of instruction. They<br>try to become practical English students<br>with little help from the teacher.<br>The focus of language instruction and<br>learners recently has shifted from the<br>instructor to the student. When a topic is<br>being taught, students are more likely to ask<br>questions and offer solutions. The instructor<br>chooses engaging material by focusing on<br>areas of personal interest. This strategy<br>shifted gradually towards one that<br>prioritizes the needs and interests of<br>individual students. Foreign language<br>students develop their approaches to study<br>based on their learning styles. They pick the<br>methods that work best with their learning<br>styles. The present article focuses on the<br>various approaches to language learning by<br>both teachers and the students. </p>