Learning Styles of University Students

2024-09-22T23:20:12+00:00

Individual differences exist in the way people learn at school. This is because day-in-day-out individuals experience the world in unique ways, and with that comes variations in the ways they learn best. Despite the abundance of learning styles research, however, there appears not much research on the characteristics and dominant learning styles of students enrolled in a degree in teaching and non-teaching programme at a public university in Ghana. This study, therefore, set out to investigate the learning styles of third-year students who are training to become teachers at the senior high schools and occupy non-teaching positions in any academic institution in a Ghanaian university. Descriptive survey research design was employed, and 94 students were randomly sampled. The findings revealed that the most dominant learning style of the students was kinaesthetic style followed by reading/writing style, the auditory style and the visual style. It was therefore recommended that lecturers in the department where the study was conducted should design their instructions and activities in ways that would engage their students more in hands-on and practical and or experiential learning (kinaesthetic).

Students' Perceptions of Translation Studies in ELT Curricula: An Analysis of the Perceptions of Students of Tribhuvan University in Nepal

2024-09-22T23:30:41+00:00

This research paper set out to examine how important it is for Nepali university students to study translation studies as part of their English literature and language studies. This study consulted data from both primary and secondary sources. Using a non-random judgmental sampling technique, the researcher purposefully chose fifty students from the Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj, English major stream who were pursuing translation as part of their program of studies. The study gathered data using questionnaires. The findings of the study revealed that linguistic diversity negatively impacts development. However, the findings also revealed that students think translation addresses the above stated negative impact by bridging linguistic gaps. More importantly, the findings showed that students believed the course prepared them to be employed nationally and internationally. The study concluded that translation as a subject is useful at universities of Nepal.

International Journal of Pedagogy, Policy and ICT in Education

Learning Styles of University Students

Students' Perceptions of Translation Studies in ELT Curricula: An Analysis of the Perceptions of Students of Tribhuvan University in Nepal