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An Exploration of EFL Teachers’ Experience with Learning Disability Training

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Autores Principales: Sowell, Jimalee, Sugisaki, Larry
Formato: journal article
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Dirección de Publicaciones 2022
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EFL teachers
Teacher
Learning disabilities
Learning disability training
Learning disability identification
Learning disability accommodation
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10818/50840
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spelling ir-10818-508402022-07-05T16:30:00Z An Exploration of EFL Teachers’ Experience with Learning Disability Training Una exploración de la experiencia de los docentes de EFL con la capacitación en discapacidades de aprendizaje Sowell, Jimalee Sugisaki, Larry EFL teachers Teacher Learning disabilities Learning disability training Learning disability identification Learning disability accommodation 21 páginas Approximately ten percent of learners have some sort of learning disability. This means that all English language instructors will encounter students with learning disabilities and could encounter students with learning disabilities in each class. Research has shown that different countries have varying degrees of infrastructure for identifying and accommodating learning disabilities. However, little research on the degree to which English language teachers in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts have received training for learning disabilities has been carried out. This study had three goals: first, to identify whether the participants in the study, all of whom were EFL instructors, had received training for identifying and accommodating students with learning disabilities; second, among the teachers who had received training, to find out specifically the types of training they had received; and finally, to find out whether training had helped these teachers develop competence in assisting students with learning disabilities. The data were collected through a survey of past and current EFL teachers. Overall, the findings revealed that the majority of English language teachers surveyed had little to no training for accommodating learning disabilities, and the majority indicated that they did not feel confident assisting students with learning disabilities. Recommendations from this study include creating greater awareness for identifying and accommodating learning disabilities in EFL contexts among administrators and teachers as well as suggestions for EFL teachers to improve their knowledge of learning disabilities independently. 2022-07-05T16:30:00Z 2022-07-05T16:30:00Z 2020 journal article publishedVersion Sowell, J., & Sugisaki, L. (2020). An Exploration of EFL Teachers’ Experience with Learning Disability Training. Latin American Journal of Content &Amp; Language Integrated Learning, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.5294/laclil.2020.13.1.7 2011-6721 https://laclil.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/LACLIL/article/view/12109 http://hdl.handle.net/10818/50840 10.5294/laclil.2020.13.1.7 2322-9721 eng LACLIL, 13(1), 114-134 openAccess application/pdf Dirección de Publicaciones instname:Universidad de La Sabana reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Sabana Universidad de La Sabana Intellectum Repositorio Universidad de La Sabana https://intellectum.unisabana.edu.co
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language Inglés (English)
topic EFL teachers
Teacher
Learning disabilities
Learning disability training
Learning disability identification
Learning disability accommodation
spellingShingle EFL teachers
Teacher
Learning disabilities
Learning disability training
Learning disability identification
Learning disability accommodation
Sowell, Jimalee
Sugisaki, Larry
An Exploration of EFL Teachers’ Experience with Learning Disability Training
description 21 páginas
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Sugisaki, Larry
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