Language Learners with Special Needs : : An International Perspective / / ed. by Judit Kormos, Edit H. Kontra.

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. Th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2008]
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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Second Language Acquisition
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • The Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. L1 and L2 Literacy, Aptitude and Affective Variables as Discriminators Among High- and Low-achieving L2 Learners with Special Needs
  • Chapter 2. Writing Abilities in First and Second Language Learners With and Without Reading Disabilities
  • Chapter 3. Second Language Assessment in Dyslexia: Principles and Practice
  • Chapter 4. Input, Processing and Output Anxiety in Students with Symptoms of Developmental Dyslexia
  • Chapter 5. Vocabulary Learning in Dyslexia: The Case of a Hungarian Learner
  • Chapter 6. An Experiment with Direct Multisensory Instruction in Teaching Word Reading and Spelling to Polish Dyslexic Learners of English
  • Chapter 7. Deaf EFL Learners Outside the School System
  • Chapter 8. Hungarian Teachers’ Perceptions of Dyslexic Language Learners
  • Chapter 9. Teachers’ and Trainers’ Perceptions of Inclusive Education Within TEFL Certifi cate Courses in Britain