1st Edition

Cultural Learning Styles in Language Education A Special Reference to Asian Learning Styles

By Lynne N. Li Copyright 2022
222 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents a nuanced look at the relationship between language learning styles and culture to illuminate how these important constructs are understood, employed and play out in the real world. Through the lens of different learning style dimensions—cognitive, affective, process-centred, environment-centred and cultural—Li unpacks and examines the commonly accepted tensions between... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1. Learning Styles: A ‘Somewhat Inappropriately Named Area’

Chapter 2. Cultural Dimension of Learning Styles

Chapter 3. Learning Styles, Cognitive Styles and Thinking Styles

Chapter 4. Learning Styles and Learning Strategies

Chapter 5. Hofstede’s Cultural Systems Theory and Cultural Learning Styles

Chapter 6. Cultural Learning Styles and Asian Learning Styles

Chapter 7. Cultural Learning Styles and Teachers’ Teaching Styles

Chapter 8. Cultural Learning Styles and Collaborative Learning

Afterword

Biography

Lynne N. Li is a teacher of Chinese/English language, a researcher in languages, cultures and learning styles, and a scholar seeking to bridge gaps in cultures, ideologies, theories and practices for collaborative and harmonious learning and teaching. She is a former senior lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Australia.