Complete the questionnaire. Check your answers in the key, and find out more about your learning style?
| Tick your answers to these questions | usually | sometimes | almost never | Don't know | | 1. Did/do you get good results in grammar tests? | . | . | . | . | | 2. Do you have a good memory for new words? | . | . | . | . | | 3. Do you hate making mistakes? | . | . | . | . | | 4. In class, do you get irritated if mistakes are not corrected? | . | . | . | . | | 5. Is your pronunciation better when you read aloud than when you have a conversation? | . | . | . | . | | 6. Do you wish you had more time to think before speaking? | . | . | . | . | | 7. Did/do you enjoy being in a class? | . | . | . | . | | 8. Do you find it difficult to pick up more than two or three words of a new language when you are on holiday abroad? | . | . | . | . | | 9. Do you like to learn new grammar rules, words, etc. by heart? | . | . | . | . |
Your score:
3 points for each "usually"
2 points for each "sometimes"
1 point for each "almost never"
0 points for each "don't know"
What does your score tell you?
Score: 23-27 points: the analytic learner
You feel it is very important to accurate at all times. You are probably good at the sort of language learning where you need to think carefully about grammar, the meaning of words and their formation, your pronunciation, etc. This is very often the sort of language learning you do when you are in class or studying alone.
Generally, it seems the more analytic you are, the better you are able to help yourself become an even more successful language learner. See the following tips.
You need to concentrate on improving your fluency by:
-trying to speak more by taking every opportunity you can to use the language. Try talking to English-speaking friends, tourists, etc. as often as possible.
-not worrying too much about your mistakes, as you may be too concerned with being accurate. Trying to be correct all the time is hard work and can stop you from communicating well. However making mistakes is an important part of the learning process, and after you have spoken, you can usually remember some of your mistakes. This is the time to make a note to yourself to do something about them.
-depending on your self, as outside the classroom you won't always have a dictionary or a teacher to help you. The people you speak to won't be listening for your mistakes, but for what you are trying to say, so have more confidence in yourself.
Score: 14-22 points: A mixture of learning styles
Perhaps you are lucky enough to be quite good at the type of learning described above, as well as the type of learning described below. In fact, many people are a mixture, although you may find you are closer to one type than the other.
You are fortunate because you may be in a better position to judge what type of learning is best for each situation, and then vary your strategy. This means that you have the potential to become an even more successful language learner. See the following tips.
You need to:
-analyse yourself because the more you know about yourself, the more easily you will be able to improve your language learning. Reading the comments for all the scores in this quiz should help you to decide what areas you need to concentrate on
-get the right balance by experimenting with different approaches to language learning activities. Try concentrating on either being fluent or being accurate. After a while, you will discover which approach works best for a certain activity. Ask your teacher if you need advice while you are learning.
Score: 9-13 points: A relaxed style
You are probably good at "picking up" language without really making too much effort. You sometimes feel, however, that you should be learning more grammar rules, but you do not enjoy this and quickly lose interest. You like languages and enjoy communicating with people.
You have a positive attitude towards foreign languages, but you could probably become an even more successful language learner.
See the following tips.
You need to:
-take time to learn things by spending more time thinking about and practicing things like grammar, pronunciation, etc. Try to organize a regular time for learning alone
-be self-critical by correcting yourself. You may not worry about making mistakes or even notice when you are making them. Try to become aware of the mistakes you make regularly and then make a conscious effort to do something about them.
Score: 0-8 points: Not sure
Your score does not mean that you are not a good language learner! It probably means that this is perhaps the first time you have ever thought about your feelings towards language learning. Maybe you are not yet fully aware of what you think and do when you are learning. To know more about how you learn can be very useful in helping you to become a successful language learner. See the following tips.
You need to:
-think about yourself as a language learner more by asking yourself these questions when you find yourself in a class or self access centre: "What am I doing here?", "How am I learning?", "Is it good?" You can train yourself to become more aware of your own learning habits and preferences.
-ask for help because your teacher knows about learning and can help you analyse what you do. Use your teacher to find out about learning as you would use your dictionary to find out about words.
-do this quiz again later on when you have had time to experience and think about learning. You should find that you will know yourself better.
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