Tuesday's Tip for Language Learning #28: Sensory Preferences
Excerpt from Think Yourself into Becoming a Language Learning Super Star Sensory Preferences Sensory preferences refer to the ways in which you perceive information, i.e. how you take in new information. While there are tests to figure this out (e.g., Barsch, 1995), you probably already know what your sensory preference works for you; reading, listening, or writing things down. These are considered the three major sensory preferences. [1] The wisdom is that you should use your sensory preference while learning new information. If your sensory preference is not accounted for in the classroom, then it is essential for your success to get the same information in the form that you need it in order to learn it well. Using a non-preferred style for review of material either in class or at home is fine. In fact, it is good. It will stretch you, cause you to develop a set of strategies for another preference, and make you more flexible in the long run. This is important ...