Everyone assumes that Language Learning is easier for auditory learners than for folks with other learning styles.
This might be true, but since only about one percent of people learn best by listening, odds are this mythical ease of learning doesn’t apply to you.
The reason that auditory learners don’t hold a huge advantage in learning languages is that learning a language consists of more than listening skills.
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The Spanish Toolkit Blog published a great article on the trap of learning Spanish using the “Textbook Syndrome.”
What is the “Textbook Syndrome?”
The “Textbook Syndrome” is the collection of non-working, non-useful strategies that students use to memorize a living language (such as Spanish).
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If you are a Hands-On (Tactile-Kinesthetic-Propeoceptive) learner, listening to (and repeating) CDs, DVDs and tapes might not represent the strongest and best strategy for you.
You need to touch, get the feel of and sense things to learn best. So, a lecture that staggers on literally passes you by.
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If you are a visual learner, listening to (and repeating) CDs, DVDs and tapes might not represent the brightest and best strategy for you.
You need to see things to learn them best. But, if you had a transcript of the recording, you instantly appeal to your learning strength.
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How you think does affect how you learn. How you think is called your learning style.
There are three main styles that contribute to language learning. These are:
- Verbal-Linguistic
- Visual-Spatial
- Tactile-Kinesthetic
But, the “street-wise” language learner uses all their senses.
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