The literature review about the research on learning style both abroad and at home

Abstract

Learning style, as one of the learners' factors which have a great influence on the foreign language teaching, has been laid on more emphasis by some linguists, researchers and teachers in the recent years. According to Keefe, it refers to "cognitive, affective and physiological traits that are relatively stable indications of how learners perceive interact with and respond to the learning environment" (Keefe, 1979, p.4). Making some research on learning styles will facilitate the teachers' further realization on the students' learning prevalence and promote the improvement of their teaching constantly to satisfy the students' demand and raise the foreign language teaching level. Starting with the introduction of the definition and categories of learning styles, the thesis mainly elaborates the researches on learning styles abroad and at home, in the hope of providing most teachers with some references for their further study in the future work and pushing forward the improvement of the foreign language teaching level. © 2011 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland.