Pub Date : 2023-04-28DOI: 10.33422/6th.icnaeducation.2023.04.001
D. Kaçauni
The importance of learning styles in the learning process of a foreign language is reflected in many observations of educationalists for the need to adapt any teaching material in a way that addresses learners’ learning styles. Teachers in early childhood education must understand the diversity of learning styles in the classroom environment. Since each child is likely to have a different learning style, young learners need a variety of activities to be engaged in the entire class. Understanding how they learn will make it easier for teachers to create appropriate lesson plans for the educational programs. Although different learning styles might develop as young learners get older, they will generally learn in one of three ways: visual, auditory and kinesthetic . The purpose of this study is to identify the preferred perceptual learning styles of young learners. To accomplish this aim, a questionnaire with 30 sentences (10 sentence per one learning style) was delivered to 370 young learners in the public school “Sotir Gurra” in Korça, Albania during the academic year 2022-2023 from the first grade up to the fifth grade. Their foreign language is English and French. Young learners had to choose the frequency of the actions from 1-3. The analysis of the data revealed that the preferred students’ style is the visual learning style, being selected by 153 students. 118 students resulted to prefer the auditory learning style. The less favourite style is the kinaesthetic learning style, being chosen by 99 students.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-28DOI: 10.33422/6th.icnaeducation.2023.04.002
Barbara Łukaszewicz
Teaching foreign cultures requires thorough analysis and research, for example by focusing on the needs and interests of foreign language learners. The aim of the presentation is to explore selected topics related to foreign cultures that may: (1) arouse the interest of foreign language learners; (2) help the learners develop cultural competence and foreign language knowledge; and (3) assist teachers in selecting appropriate methods for teaching a foreign culture. A theoretical analysis was conducted and compared with the results of a study involving 150 individuals learning Polish at proficiency levels B2–C2 in selected universities in Poland offering Polish language courses. The survey findings revealed that sports and the natural environment were the least interesting topics to the learners, while subjects such as the state and society, everyday life, science and work garnered the highest interest. The results regarding the preferred ways of teaching a foreign culture may be considered as concerning for the development of learners' productive language skills. The majority of respondents expressed a preference for traditional lecture-style instruction regarding foreign cultures, rather than actively seeking information independently, or engaging in discussions with classmates. The findings may be an inspiration for specialists in language education in creating curricula for teaching foreign culture and foreign language taught in the cultural context. Additionally, foreign language teachers can benefit from these results when designing their own teaching/learning materials.
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