USING LEARNING STYLES TO ENHANCE ESL ACQUISITION

Abstract

As higher education moves into the new millennium, it will shift into an academic reality that is vastly different from the twentieth century. In this era of globalisation, graduates will have to cope with the changes and developments that are taking place in the economic and commercial sectors at national and international levels in order to seek employment. As such, they have to possess a good command of the English language in order to achieve success in their careers in current global conditions. This research is an attempt to study the learning styles of Malay students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). This is an innovative study in the sense that an in-depth study of this nature that uses only a Malay sample has not been undertaken before. This is important because students and practitioners have to be aware of learning styles and utilize them when teaching and learning a language. The findings of this study will help make suggestions to students, as well as, practitioners on ways to improve the learning and teaching of English. Finally, the knowledge on learning styles will help students improve their proficiency in English and then easily gain access into the global job market.