Abstract:In daily English classes, limited by the nature of language teaching, and the practicality of the activities in class, most English teachers tend to design activities for visual and auditory students, ignoring the need of kinesthetic students unconsciously, which may lead to a great gap between students with different learning types. In this research, an investigation is carried out to study the proportion of different types of students in 7 classes, all in grade 7 (Chengdu No. 7 Yucai Middle School). The author also interviewed 3 teachers about their opinions on this situation. Based on the findings from interviews and classroom observations, some suggestions on designing activities for kinesthetic students are provided in this study.
Key words: learning styles; VAK Model; class designing
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摘要：
Abstract:
1.-Introduction-4
1.1-Research background-4
1.2-Purpose of the thesis-4
1.3-Organization of the thesis-5
2.-Literature Review-5
2.1-Learning styles-5
2.2-The VAK Model-6
2.2.1 Origins of the VAK Model-6
2.2.2 Definition of the VAK Model-6
2.2.3 Classification in this thesis-7
3.-Research Methods-7
3.1-Preparation and Procedure-7
4.-Data analysis and findings-7
4.1-Questionnaire analysis-8
4.2-Data-10
4.2.1 Prediction before research-10
4.2.2 Data analysis-10
4.2.3 Analysis of Mr. Cheng`s teaching plan-11
4.3-Interview-13
4.3.1 Interview 1-13
4.3.2 Interview 2-13
4.3.3 Interview 3-13
4.4-Observation-14
5.-Discussion-15
5.1-Author`s assumption-15
5.2-From teachers` aspect-15
5.3-Advice-16
5.3.1 Activity 1-16
5.3.2 Activity 2-16
5.3.3 Activity 3-16
5.3.4 Activity 4-16
5.4-Limitations of the research-17
6.-Conclusion and future available research direction-17
Appendices-18
Appendix 1 Questionnaire-18
Appendix 2 The teaching plan from Mr. Cheng`s open class-19
Bibliography-21
Acknowledgements-23
