The Learning Style
...r and others. These characteristics are now seen as aspects of learning styles, which, according to Hedge (2002:18), can be generally defined as a characteristic and preferred way of approaching learning and processing information. According to Honey and Alan Mumford (1995), there are generally four kinds of learners: pragmatist, reflector, theorist, and activist. All these labels reflect learners’ individual preferences, none of which being necessarily superior or inferior to another. To accommodate the various learning styles in the English classroom, teachers should do two things. First, teachers should help students, by means of learning style questionnaires, to reflect their learning styles and raise their awareness of its importance. By comparing their own learning styles with those of other students, especially of good students, they will identify successful ways of learning, which will definitely benefit their learning. Second, teachers should provide a variety of activities to suit different learning styles and to facilitate each stage of the learning process. For example, they can encourage reflectors or theorists to discover grammar r...