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Language Learners with Special Needs
. Ed(S): Kormos, Judit (Lancaster University); Kontra, Edit H. (Eotvos Lorand University)
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Description for Language Learners with Special Needs
Paperback. This book explores topics related to the language learning processes of learners with special needs including students with learning disabilities. The chapters written by authors in a wide variety of educational settings discuss individual learner characteristics and profiles, diagnosis and assessment issues and instructional programs. Editor(s): Kormos, Judit (Lancaster University); Kontra, Edit H. (Eotvos Lorand University). Series: Second Language Acquisition. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CJA; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
In this age of globalisation, people who do not speak a foreign language are at a serious disadvantage in the job market. It is therefore of great relevance that learners with learning disabilities are also provided with equal and appropriate opportunities to acquire a second or foreign language. The aim of the book is to give readers an insight into the language learning process of learners with disabilities. The articles discuss the learning process and the teaching of dyslexic as well as hearing impaired learners in various parts of the world, from the USA and Canada to England, Norway, Poland ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Second Language Acquisition
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847690890
SKU
V9781847690890
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Kormos, Judit (Lancaster University); Kontra, Edit H. (Eotvos Lorand University)
Judit Kormos is a senior lecturer at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University. She is the editor of the volume Language Learners with Special Needs: An International Perspective. She was the principal investigator of a research and teacher training project on the language learning processes of dyslexic and Deaf learners in Hungary. Edit H. ... Read more
Reviews for Language Learners with Special Needs
This book provides new and important insights into the subject of language learners with special needs from a number of perspectives, especially on topics related to learners' personal experiences of language learning. People with special needs are given a 'voice' which is imperative and very worthwhile, reflecting current approaches to understanding so-called "impairment" or "difference" in many other fields of ... Read more