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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFL LEARNERS PREFERRED LEARNING STYLES FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).22      10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).22      Published : Mar 2023

A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level

Abstract

    The study examined secondary Urdu EFL students' favourite learning styles. This study compares public and private Urdu EFL learners' preferred English learning approaches. Descriptive quantitative research was used. All Pakpattan District public and private secondary school students were studied. The study used a learning styles questionnaire. EFL research employed a questionnaire, which was reliable. The study sample took the questionnaire. The most common statistical methods—mean score and standard deviation—were employed to assess the data. According to the survey, private secondary school students believe they can recall everything they hear. The study found that public and private school children learn languages similarly. Both prefer auditory and visual learning over tactile. Private secondary school kids learn English via lecturing and remember through listening. The study suggests that teachers recognize students' English learning styles and teach them accordingly.

    Learning Styles, Urdu EFL Learners, English Learning

    (1) Sadia Waris
    M. Phil. Scholar, Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahzad Ahmad
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Munwar Bagum
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Waris, S., Ahmad, S., & Bagum, M. (2023). A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 228-240. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).22

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    CHICAGO : Waris, Sadia, Shahzad Ahmad, and Munwar Bagum. 2023. "A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level." Global Language Review, VIII (I): 228-240 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).22

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    HARVARD : WARIS, S., AHMAD, S. & BAGUM, M. 2023. A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level. Global Language Review, VIII, 228-240.

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    MHRA : Waris, Sadia, Shahzad Ahmad, and Munwar Bagum. 2023. "A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level." Global Language Review, VIII: 228-240

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    MLA : Waris, Sadia, Shahzad Ahmad, and Munwar Bagum. "A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level." Global Language Review, VIII.I (2023): 228-240 Print.

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    OXFORD : Waris, Sadia, Ahmad, Shahzad, and Bagum, Munwar (2023), "A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level", Global Language Review, VIII (I), 228-240

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Waris, Sadia, Shahzad Ahmad, and Munwar Bagum. "A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level." Global Language Review VIII, no. I (2023): 228-240. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).22