AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Dyslexia and foreign language learning.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| March 22, 2006 | Liszka, Sarah Ann | COPYRIGHT 2006 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This case study considers inclusive practice in learning and teaching in the context of session design and delivery in the foreign language classroom, focusing on a dyslexic student. It suggests that in a subject whose core intended learning outcomes are based on oral, aural and written language skills, achievement by dyslexic students will be facilitated by a well-planned session that is multi-sensory and incorporates adjustments to the benefit of every student, whilst taking into account issues of sensitivity and discretion.

Introduction

Learning a foreign language (FL) is a complex process, requiring the interaction and application ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Findings from University of Iowa broaden understanding of foreign language...
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly June 23, 2009 700+ words
...This interpretive multiple case study examines the motivation...States report (see also Foreign Language Research). "Survey data...published their study in Foreign Language Annals (The Language Learning...French Immersion Graduates. Foreign Language Annals, 2009;42(2...
Col. Daniel Scott, Assistant Commandant, Defense Language Institute Foreign...
Press release article from: Business Wire December 8, 2005 700+ words
...the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center joins Tuoc Luong, Senior...the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center on Unicode as a "Unifying...as well as an overview and case study on CLDR. The Internationalization...
Building a validity argument for the Test of English as a Foreign...
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News August 1, 2008 700+ words
...Building a validity argument for the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Ed. by Carol A. Chapelle et al. Routledge 2008 370 pages...English-medium universities. Using the TOEFL revision as a case study of test design, 18 American academics and educational testing...
Students classified as LD who received course substitutions for the college...
Journal of Learning Disabilities Sparks, Richard L. Philips, Lois G. Javorsky, James November 1, 2002 700+ words
Do students classified as learning disabled (LD) have foreign language (FL) learning problems that are so severe they require...by students with FL learning difficulties. Anecdotal and case study evidence at that time supported their position (Dinklage...
The effectiveness of direct instruction in teaching English in elementary...
Magazine article from: Education Shammari, Zaid Al- Sharoufi, Hussain Al- Yawkey, Thomas D. September 22, 2008 700+ words
...This study was designed as a case study that "illustrates the effects...in an elementary school. The case study was eventually conducted in two...experiences in teaching English as a foreign language in Hungary, they advocated direct...
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum: electronic discussion and...
Magazine article from: Language, Learning & Technology Hanna, Barbara E. de Nooy, Juliana January 1, 2003 700+ words
...regarding effective teaching strategies for this medium. A case study examines the threads started by four anglophone students of...what can be learnt from it? In this article, we situate our case study in the wider context of task design of on-line activities...
The Piano Teacher. (Foreign-Language Drama).(video release)
Magazine article from: Video Business Grant, Ed October 14, 2002 700+ words
...movement suggests such extremes of repression, petty cruelty and fragility that Erika emerges fully formed, as both a Freudian case study and a naive, sympathetic creature. The Piano Teacher will rent heavily to those searching for arthouse kink in the manner...
Language teaching policy effects -- a case study of Finland.
Magazine article from: Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies Takala, Sauli January 1, 1998 700+ words
1. Emergence of foreign language teaching policy Systematic attempts to define a national policy of foreign language teaching are of relatively recent...outlined a comprehensive plan for foreign language teaching policy for the next three...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA