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The Correlation between Iraqi EFL Preparatory School Students’ Language Learning Styles and Language Proficiency

Khattab Jabbar Jassim Al Saadey, Prof. Dr. Salam Hamid Abbas

Volume: 11 Issue: 3 2021

Abstract:

Learning styles usually viewed as having a direct impact on foreign language learning. Knowing of students’ learning styles contributes significantly to the development of the level of students in the foreign language where they deal with language inputs differently and each student has a different learning style. Accordingly, foreign language teachers should be aware of the students’ individual differences in general and learning styles in particular.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v11i03.031

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