theory of learning and learner variables

help.

(https://www.eui.eu/Documents/ServicesAdmin/LanguageCentre/CEF.pdf)

Learning styles X Learning strategies:

• Learning style: is an individual‘s unique 

approach to learning based on his strength 
and weaknesses, and preferences.

• Learning strategies: “ specific actions, 

behaviours and steps or techniques, that are 
used by students to enhance their own 
learning“  (Oxford, 2001: 359)

Learning styles

Sensory

Personality

Aptitude

Sensory learning

Based on neurolinguistic programming
• Visual   - seeing
• Auditory  - hearing
• Kinesthetic - feeling
• Olfactory – smelling
• Gustatory – tasting

• VAK(OG) 

Aptitude

• Language aptitude is talent for learning 

languages

• “ The natural ability to learn a language, not 

including the intelligence, motivation etc.“

• Combination of various abilities• Ability to imitate sounds not heard before
• Ability to identify sound patterns in a new language
• Grammatical sensitivity
• Ability to memorize words