Volume 4 : Issue 1 & 2 January to June (2017)

STUDY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PREFERENCES OF STUDENTS OF STANDARD 8TH

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of the teachers regarding the English language learning preferences of their students. The study is limited to the Government Primary schools in Gujarat where English is being taught as a second language. The data for the study were collected through a questionnaire in which the items were categorized into three major classes: Learning, Error Correction and Assessment and/or Evaluation. The findings of the study revealed that teachers believe working in small groups or in pairs is the most preferred working style of the students. Also, according to teachers activities in the textbook are a major source of learning English by the students and many of the teachers believe that listening practice and the project works help the students to learn English. Further, according to teachers, pictures/posters, mobile phones and television are the effective medium through which students learn English and enacting the dialogues (in English) is also an effective way of developing language proficiency. Teachers also feel that they can at best judge the performance of their students by testing their LSRW skills and not just by testing their writing skill.

Learning preferences & learning experiences

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