Language learners with special needs : an international perspective

Kormos, Judit. (Added Author). Kontra, Edit H., 1952- (Added Author).

Summary: In this book language learning refers to learning a second language. It gives readers insight into the second language learning process of learners with disabilities. The chapters discuss the learning process and the teaching of dyslexic as well as hearing impaired learners in various parts of the world. The articles are academically oriented.

Record details

ISBN: 9781847690906 (hbk.)
ISBN: 1847690904 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9781847690890 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1847690890 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
ix, 233 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- La and L2 literacy, aptitude and affective variables as discriminators among high- and low-achieving L2 learners with special needs -- Writing abilities in first and second language learners with and without reading disabilities -- Second language assessment in dyslexia: principles and practice -- Input, processing and output anxiety in students with symptoms of developmental dyslexia -- Vocabulary learning in dyslexia: the case of a Hungarian learner -- An experiment with direct multisensory instruction in teaching word reading and spelling to Polish dyslexic learners of English -- Deaf EGL learnres outside the school system -- Hungarian teachers' perceptions of dyslexic language learners -- Teachers' and trainers' perceptions of inclusive education within TEFL certificate courses in Britain.