A Research On Learning Styles And Learning Strategies Of College Students

Based on the development of learning styles and learning strategies theories, the writer has conducted a tentative study on non-English majors at Jilin Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering. There are 120 participants altogether. In this study, questionnaire is the main research method used to collect data and it comprises three parts: personal background information, Reid's(1984) Perceptual Learning Style Preference Survey (PLSP) and Oxford's(1990) Strategies Inventory for Language Learning(SILL), version,7.0. It sets out to empirically examine three questions raised by the writer: 1. What is the learning style preference of non-English major students? 2. What is the frequency of language learning strategy use of non-English major students? 3. What is the correlation between learning style and language learning strategy use and what is the most preferred language learning strategy use under the influence of each learning style among non-English major students?Final data are collected and analyzed by SPSS. It has been found out that, firstly, non-English major students employ multi-dimensional learning style preference. Secondly, learning strategy use of non-English major students is in medium level, and among all the learning strategies, metacognitive and compensation strategies are the most preferred learning strategies. Thirdly, correlation really exist between learning styles and language learning strategies, and students of each learning style have the most preferred learning strategies use during their learning process. After data analysis, the writer discusses the significance and implications of this study and emphasizes the necessity of introducing theories of learning styles and learning strategies in later classroom teaching.