The aim of this essay is to discuss the meaning of liberal arts education and students’ learning style, as well as to analyze how the liberal arts education affect the learning style by exploring the three articles. From the critical review of the articles, there are many factors affecting students achievement in second language acquisition. Students learning styles are one of many important aspects which need to be considered when studying students achievements and attitudes. In order to be more independent and efficient second language learners, the students should be aware of how languages are learned and what their own preferred learning style is—how they learn best. Consequently, it is necessary and essential to determine students’ learning styles.

Xuxuan Huang. Research on Liberal Arts Education and Students’ Learning Style. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 7: 116-122. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070717.

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