Zisťovanie štýlov učenia sa cudzieho jazyka u španielskych vysokoškolských študentov
Identifying Foreign Language Learning Styles in Spanish Undergraduate Students

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the findings of a study on the identification and perception of learning styles conducted among first-year students (n=58) reading for a degree in English Studies at a Spanish university. The data were gathered from three instruments that measure learning styles – Barbe and Milone’s Sensory Modality Strength Assessment (1981), Gregorc’s Mind Styles Model (1984) and Keirsey’s Temperament Type Sorter (1998) – as well as an opinion questionnaire that determines the value the students perceived in identifying their own learning styles. Findings indicated strong visual learning preferences among participants as well as a presence of Concrete Sequential, Guardian and Idealist types. A low percentage of Kinesthetic students was also found. Favorable attitudes towards learning styles’ awareness were encountered whilst previous low exposure to learning styles inventories was identified. The implications for tertiary education regarding learning styles’ identification as an essential procedure in the learning process are discussed.

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