مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية
Volume 10, Numéro 2, Pages 285-299
2025-06-05

The Impact Of Technology On Vark Learning Styles: A Case Study Of Advanced Italian Language Students At The University For Foreigners Of Siena.

Authors : Nouiri Safa . Addou Merouane .

Abstract

Learning styles have drawn favourable attention from researchers of all stripes during the last five decades, in which much ink has been spilled on the matter in wide-ranging teaching fields (Reid 1987/1995; Dunn & Dunn 1978; Kolb 1984; Fleming 2001). VARK is one of the most renowned models developed by Fleming (1987) and was designed to highlight four major learning styles: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing and Kinesthetic. In order to successfully acquire a foreign language, a teacher should be well-knowledgeable of the learning styles governing their class in order to provide a smooth learning experience. This knowledge is a base ground for designing feasible methods and techniques that rhyme with learners’ needs and trigger their learning habits. Therefore, with the advance of technology, teachers tend to employ sophisticated teaching methods that serve as facilitators in tackling both learning needs and objectives. Thus, the present study aims at investigating the impact of technology implied inside an Italian language teaching classroom at the University for foreigners in Siena on the motivation and engagement of learners with different learning styles identified by the VARK model developed by Neil Fleming in 1987.

Keywords

Italian language ; Learning styles ; Motivation ; Teaching ; Technology ; VARK model