Learning styles for the development of speaking skills among young adults

Abstract

Teaching English as a foreign language has become difficult when adequate communication between teachers and students is not achieved. It is important for teachers to have a firm understanding of how their students learn in order to determine what teaching methods or strategies to use in their classrooms. Should be a process of building knowledge and language skills so that learners develop their language competencies and learning abilities through different learning styles. Therefore, the main objective of the study is focused on analyzing the learning styles to improve the speaking skills of the students of second semester of the bachelor’s degree in Tourism at the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo-Sede Orellana. The methodology that was used includes a bibliographic review, semi- structured interviews as well as a method called expert judgment. The results indicated that the students at the university had no knowledge of learning styles, leading to the development of a lesson plan to improve students’ oral fluency. Technological advances are very important in the educational field, allowing the development of each student's learning style.