Questão 2301870

Read the following excerpt and answer questions from 45 to 49.

The way we learn things in general and the way we attack a problem seem to hinge on a rather amorphous link between personality and cognition; this link is referred to as cognitive style. When cognitive styles are specifically related to an educational context, where affective and physiological factors are intermingled, they are usually more generally referred to as learning styles.

Learning styles might be thought of as “cognitive, affective, and physiological traits that are relatively stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact with, and respond to the learning environment” (Keefe, 1979, p . 4). Or, more simply, Skehan (1991, p. 288) defined learning style as “a general predisposition, voluntary or not, toward processing information in a particular way.” In the enormous task of learning a second language, one that so deeply involves affective factors, a study of learning style brings important variables to the forefront. Such styles can contribute significantly to the construction of a unified theory of second language acquisition.

(Brown, D. Principles of language learning and teaching. 2000, p. 139)

A teacher who is conscious of the fact that learners have different learning styles might plan lessons to include: