The Students’ Styles and Strategies in Learning Relationship to Their Speaking Skills
Abstract: This research
discusses two major concerns. First, to find out students’ learning style in
learning to improve speaking skills, they are visual, auditory and kinesthetic.
Second, to find out strategies used by students who have visual, auditory and
kinesthetic learning styles in improving their speaking English skills. The
method used in this research was Qualitative Research in the form of Case
Study. The tools used in this research were questionnaire and interview. The
result showed that the visual learner was 1 student (20 %), auditory learners
were 3 students (60 %) and kinesthetic learner was 1 student (20%). As a
result, auditory learners were more dominant than kinesthetic and visual
learners. Based on the interview conducted to the participants which were 1
visual learner, 3 auditory learners, and 1 kinesthetic learner it was found
that visual learner often do not remember information given orally without
being able to see it. They memorize using visual clues. Auditory learners need
to remember most easily if saying something repeatedly. Auditory learners were
able to say something without paying close attention to the person. Kinesthetic
learners learn best by moving their bodies, activating their large or small
muscles as they learn. They are learners who actually concentrate better and
learn more easily when body movement is involved.
Penulis: Irine Adistya,
Rismaya Marbun, Eusabinus Bunau
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd160806
