LEARNING STYLES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

This thesis deals with learning styles and their usage within the English language classes. I have focused the theoretical part on the definition of the term learning style and its correlation to other terms from the similar fields of study. It is also here, where I indicate the classification of learning styles. The classification is based on the work of many authors and on the adequate utilization of learning styles within the English language teaching. On top of that, I focus on the teaching styles related issues and I discuss the position of the English language within the contemporary educational system in the Czech Republic. In the empirical part of my thesis I try to analyze the learning styles of a group of third grade English language students at the pedagogical secondary school. To achieve this goal I used a pen and paper interview which enabled me to gain the data necessary to describe the learning styles of the individual students as well as the whole group. Based on the acquired information I tried to propose some changes which could help me to improve my teaching approach in the future