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Facing the challenges of learning English as a foreign language in Israel: in response to Ganschow, Sparks and Schneider
Author(s) -
KahnHorwitz Janina,
Roffman Naomi,
Teitelbaum Tova Gerta
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
dyslexia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-0909
pISSN - 1076-9242
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0909(199809)4:3<169::aid-dys108>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - hebrew , christian ministry , dyslexia , psychology , face (sociological concept) , foreign language , linguistics , pedagogy , mathematics education , political science , reading (process) , philosophy , law
This article describes the difficulties which Hebrew‐speaking students with learning differences face when learning English as a foreign language in Israel. It considers ways of identifying these students and describes methods used for providing support in foreign language learning. This includes an account of how the Israeli Ministry of Education provides for these students. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.