The present dissertation presents the results of an investigation into the language learning style preferences of Korean university students. Subjects for the study were sixty-seven students studying various foreign languages in different universities in Seoul, South Korea. The research investigated the categories of learning styles used by the respondents, with the aim to discover the preferences of such students and compare the results with previous research on the field. Subjects completed an online questionnaire – Reid’s (1987) self-reporting questionnaire of perceptual learning styles integrated with additional questions – through which data was collected on their learning style preferences. Variables such as gender, major field, and study abroad experience were taken into account in order to discover their influence on the preference of specific categories of learning styles. Implications of the study are presented and discussed.

Learning Style Preferences of Korean University Students

Fortuna, Federica
2018/2019

Abstract

The present dissertation presents the results of an investigation into the language learning style preferences of Korean university students. Subjects for the study were sixty-seven students studying various foreign languages in different universities in Seoul, South Korea. The research investigated the categories of learning styles used by the respondents, with the aim to discover the preferences of such students and compare the results with previous research on the field. Subjects completed an online questionnaire – Reid’s (1987) self-reporting questionnaire of perceptual learning styles integrated with additional questions – through which data was collected on their learning style preferences. Variables such as gender, major field, and study abroad experience were taken into account in order to discover their influence on the preference of specific categories of learning styles. Implications of the study are presented and discussed.
2018-07-12
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