Analytic Learning Style

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Global and Analytic Learning Style
“Learning styles are internally based characteristics, often not perceived or consciously used by learners, for the intake and comprehension of new information. In general, students retain these preferred learning styles despite the teaching styles and the classroom atmospheres they encounter.” (Kamińska 3) The learning styles that will be discussed in this paper are the global and analytic learning style. Their differences will be shown, and the activities that accommodate these learning styles will be described. Analytic learners definitely have an advantage in language learning because of their ability to analyze and understand the organizing principles of the language system. These students are very disciplined, …show more content…

A man is moving towards a field, but he knows that when he gets there he will die. Why does he keep going?
2. If a rooster is standing in the middle (at the highest point) of a slanted barn roof, which side would its egg roll down?
3. The one who built it didn’t want it. The one who bought it didn’t need it. The one who used it never saw it. What is it?
4. Two identical women who have the same mother, father, birthdays, height, and weight go grocery shopping together. Another shopper stops them and asks, "Are you twins?" The two women reply that they are not, and they are telling the truth. How can this be?
5. If your uncle’s sister is related to you but is not your aunt, what is the relation?
The aim of this activity was to practice their understanding of vocabulary and activate their critical thinking while solving the riddles. The second activity I prepared but did not perform was a handout with different anagrams.
Anagram Riddles
Anagrams are words that contain the same letters but arranged in a different order. For example, act is an anagram of cat. The answers to the clues below are anagram pairs.

Ex) A part of your body. A male sheep.

1.
A short sleep during the …show more content…

The students formed two groups, group A and group B and stood in front of the blackboard holding a piece of chalk. Their task was to brainstorm different words to the given category Learning Styles and Strategies and write as much words as they can within two minutes (one word per student). The team that had more words written at the blackboard was the winner. The aim of this activity was to revise vocabulary on a given topic but in an inductive and fun way so that the learning objective is not forced or too obvious. They also practiced writing (spelling of words) during the activity in an interesting

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