English Learning Styles Between Korean and Mongolian Students

Abstract

Although English has been required to be taught from primary school to university in South Korea and Mongolia, students can be still struggle with English. The purpose of the study was to identify the English learning strategies, styles, and preferences of Korean and Mongolian university students based on their different cultural awareness and linguistic backgrounds. The study was conducted through a research questionnaire based on different questions, designed for the needs of the research. Thus, the paper concerned the importance of learning English and even the problems, regarding students` learning styles, individual learning platforms, and linkages between the two countries.
 The paper also discussed the present situation in English education by exploring the fields of the study, learning difficulties, and methods. As a result, the study found the differences and similarities between students` usage of online platforms for their own unsupervised or unguided learning. Comparisons were made with regard to the students’ gender, age, learning styles, and other strategies. Our findings also revealed that not only teaching and learning strategies but also face-to-face communication and education systems can be important issues depending on students` linguistic background and learning style preferences.