Relationship Between Learning Styles Of Advanced Iranian EFL Learners and Their Achievment

Abstract

This study investigated language learning styles of Iranian <br />EFL learners and their class achievement. To this end, sixty female ad- <br />vanced learners of instruction and different ages (15-30), studying at a <br />language institute in Shiraz were asked to take part in the study. A 30- <br />item language learning styles questionnaire developed by Reid (1987) <br />was employed to elicit information for the study. The data obtained <br />through the questionnaire were subjected to Pearson correlation in order <br />to check the relationship between the learning style and class achieve- <br />ment. Results showed that students use different learning styles in class <br />and indicated that kinesthetic and group learning styles were the most <br />favorable ones among Iranian EFL learners. The aforementioned styles <br />positively correlated with the learners' achievement.