The Relationship between Learning Style and Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners' Speaking Performance

Subject Areas : Journal of Teaching English Language Studies

Mohadese Rabiee ¹ , Mohammad Taghi Hassani ²

1 - MA, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Humanities, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor Of Applied Linguistics, Imam Hussein University.

Received: 2017-08-01 Accepted : 2017-09-05 Published : 2017-09-01

Keywords: EFL learners, relationship, learning style, speaking performance,

Abstract :

There are a number of factors which influence the success of learning foreign languageincluding students’ learning styles. This study investigated language learning styles of IranianEFL learners and their class achievement. To this end, sixty female intermediate learners ofinstruction and different ages (15-25), studying at a language institute in Rasht city wereasked to take part in the study. A 30- item language learning styles questionnaire developedby Reid (1987) was employed to elicit information for the study. The data obtained throughthe questionnaire were subjected to Pearson correlation in order to check the relationshipbetween the learning style and students’ speaking achievement. Results showed that studentsuse different learning styles in class and indicated that kinesthetic and group learning styleswere the most favorable ones among Iranian EFL learners. The aforementioned stylespositively correlated with the learners’ speaking achievement.

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