| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 應用外語系 === 95 === This study is aimed to examine the relationship between language learning strategies and perceptual learning style preferences among vocational high school students in Taiwan. Specifically, this study highlighted the following three points: (a) the frequency of English learning strategies used by the vocational high school students, (b) the distribution of perceptual learning style preferences of vocational high school students, and (c) the correlation between the students’ language strategy use and their perceptual style preferences.
A total of 132 vocational high school students participated in the study. The participants completed two questionnaires adapted from the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (Oxford, 1990a) and the Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire (Reid, 1984). The collected data were analyzed by computing descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. The results showed that Taiwanese vocational high school students neither used English learning strategies frequently, nor showed any major preference for any learning style. The results also reported a significant correlation between the auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, group, and individual learning styles and the strategy use. No significant correlation was found between the visual learning style and the strategy use.
The findings suggest that vocational high school English teachers should consider their students’ perceptual learning style preference and strategy use when designing teaching activities. They could incorporate strategy trainings into regular curriculum by providing activities with a wide range of learning strategies to meet the needs of students that prefer different learning styles. Further pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research are provided at the end of the study.
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