The VAK Model

Bettina Alexandra Langheim

COMPETÈNCIES, RECURSOS I ESTRATÈGIES D'APRENENTATGE DE L'ANGLÈS

Content

•The VAK Model

•Types of Learning Style

•Different Strategies

•Good Resourses

•Conclusion

What is the VAK Model?

•Common, widely used model (Fleming)•Defines the preferred learning style of a

person

Learning Styles

Visual Learners

• Think in

pictures

• Enjoy looking

at videos,

pictures and

movies

• Create visual

methaphors

Learning Styles

Learning Styles

• Express

themselves

through movement

• Interact with their

environment

• Use body language

to express

emotions

Different Strategies

Encourage visual learners to:

• Use colour to highlight important points

• Take notes

• Illustrate ideas as pictures

• Ask for written directions

• Visualise spelling of words

Different Strategies

Encourage auditory learners to:

• Read out aloud

• Recite information

• Use tunes or rhymes

• Listen to tapes

Different StrategiesEncourage kinesthetic learners to:

• Make role plays to experience learning

• Translate information into diagrams

• Recall information by counting on fingers

• Memorise a certain drill while moving

Good Resourses

•Find out what type of learner YOU are!

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire

http://www.businessballs.com/vaklearningstylestest.htm

http://eugenia.atspace.com/

http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/A3_ASPECTS/pages/VAK_quest.htm

My research websites:

Conclusion

•Definition of one`s learning style makes the learning process of a foreign language easier

•Offers good advice

•Some people have a mixed learning style -> No problem!!!

“Thank you for your attention!”