Students’ learning style and its implication on motivation to learn English

Often times, students learn the English language in a classroom setting which comes with a rigid way to learn the language. Classroom learning is definitely very important, but there’s something else that surpasses this method of learning. It is finding the way that students enjoy, hence, their preferred Learning Styles (like watching movies, playing games and doing exercises) and then using that as a catalyst to form their own learning. The purpose of this study is to propose that knowing the students’ learning style/styles and using the prescribed online materials and activities are effective for them to make the effort to learn the English language on their own. This study is based on the VAKT model (auditory, visual, kinesthetic and tactile). A questionnaire consisting of 24 questions was adapted and applied. The students were asked to check mark in the column that best matches their preference and add up their score to find out whether they are an auditory, visual or kinesthetic-tactile learner. A number of online materials and activities have been proposed according to their individual Learning Styles to improve their independent learning of the English language. Data were analysed through frequency values (f) and percentage values (%). According to the result, the students found that knowing their learning styles and using the recommended activities according to their learning styles make learning the English language more enjoyable and, thus, help improve their proficiency in the language.