Pregledni rad
Styles and learning strategies in teaching Croatian as L2
Ana Grgić
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Zrinka Kolaković
; Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen
Sažetak
Due to the complexity of learning in general, as well as second language
learning, it is very important for language teachers to create a classroom
environment where their students can achieve their maximum during the
given period. The first part of this paper gives an overview of the literature
dealing with the differences between cognitive and learning style, as well as
learning strategies. It was found that learners achieve the best results in
learning when learning circumstances are appropriate to their cognitive and
learning styles. Language learners are found to be influenced by different
methods of learning not only by their cognitive styles, but depending on their
age. Research in sla associated with the styles and learning strategies did
not confirm that all relevant differentiations for learning in general play an
important role in language learning (e.g. field-dependence research in sla is
not conclusive). However, findings are useful for language teachers, hence
they should, among other things, be instructed to identify the cognitive style
and learning style typical of their students, to offer them a variety of ap-
propriate activities. Therefore the second and the third part of the paper
offer some basic characteristics of analytic and global cognitive styles, as
well as audio, visual and kinesthetic learning styles, along with some useful
activities for Croatian L2 learners with each of them.
Ključne riječi
Croatian as L2; cognitive styles; styles of learning; teaching
Hrčak ID:
64996
URI
Datum izdavanja:
29.10.2010.
Posjeta: 5.617 *