The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties is the only recent book available to offer a detailed and in‎-depth discussion of the second language learning processes of students with specific learning difficulties ‎(‎SpLDs‎)‎‎.‎ It summarizes research advances in the fields of cognitive and educational psychology and integrates them with recent studies in the area of second language acquisition ‎(‎SLA‎)‎‎.‎ Thus the book is relevant not only to readers who are particularly interested in the role of specific learning difficulties in learning additional languages‎,‎ but also to those who would like to understand how individual differences in cognitive functioning influence SLA‎.‎ The book focuses on four important areas that are particularly relevant for language learners with SpLDs‎:‎ the processes of SLA in general and the development of reading skills in particular‎,‎ the effectiveness of pedagogical programs‎,‎ the assessment of the language competence of students with SpLDs and identifying SpLDs in another language‎.‎The book also views learners with SpLDs in their social and educational contexts and elaborates how the barriers in these contexts can affect their language learning processes‎.‎ This is an excellent resource for language teachers‎,‎ students‎,‎ and researchers in the areas of second language acquisition and applied linguistics‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Judit Kormos
• Publisher‎:‎ Routledge
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781138911796