The Effect of Teaching Strategies of (ELT) and Learning Strategies on Learning Style

Hazha  Salah Sharaf

doi:10.25098/6.2.23

Authors

Hazha Salah Sharaf International English language Center (IELC), Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25098/6.2.23

Keywords:

ELT, Teaching Strategies, Learning Strategies, Learning Styles, International School, Local School

Abstract

The teaching of foreign languages has experienced great development over the last decades. Considering the growth of multinational schools all around the world, and the establishment of such a school in Sulaymaniyah city, it is necessary to investigate the influence of such types of schools on English Language Teaching (ELT). This article is an attempt to examine teachers’ teaching strategies and learning styles in Sulaymaniyah - Iraq primary schools. This article also discusses the concepts and understanding of teaching and learning strategies, as well as their impact on learning style. The participants were 26 primary school teachers from four different schools. The participants were asked to answer a 10 items questionnaire. The results show that the relationships between teaching and learning strategies, as well as learning style, are very important. To improve student learning in primary schools, this relationship depends on the change in ELT and learning strategies according to available methods and tools.

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