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ERIC Number: EJ1391564
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0268-2141
EISSN: EISSN-1467-9604
Supporting Learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in the Foreign Languages Classroom
Howard, Katie B.
Support for Learning, v38 n3 p154-161 Aug 2023
Due to misconceptions about the challenges of language learning, foreign languages classrooms have not always been accessible spaces for all learners. This article seeks to address the needs of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in the foreign languages classroom and challenge the notion that this group of students cannot or should not learn languages. Current research tends to focus on specific learning difficulties in language learning, but little research considers the language learning experiences of children with SEND more broadly. Accordingly, this article delineates the advantages of language learning for learners with SEND, drawing on emerging research that shows that second language acquisition is not only possible but positive for many learners with additional needs. It then considers some of the specific challenges that SEND learners may face in the foreign languages classroom before outlining key strategies to facilitate inclusion among this diverse group of learners.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2191/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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