Gender,Language Learning Style and Strategies:EFL and ESL Students

摘要

To gain an insight into language learners’ learning styles and their pedagogical application in language teaching,this pa-per mainly discusses male and female learners’ different language learning styles and strategies,and the pedagogical application ofthis knowledge in EFL/ESL teaching.It is found that the language learning styles which are preferred by male learners are visual,tactile,kinesthetic,take risks,speak up,ask the question,be logical in learning,while learning styles such as auditory,reading,well-organized written work,self-motivation,persistence,responsibility,sensitive to social context are popular among female learn-ers.Although there are also limitations in these findings due to the small size of sample participants and the diversity among na-tions,it surely provides some references for EFL/ESL instructors in their language teaching.