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Sparks, Richard L. – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
Despite the lack of empirical evidence, the term "foreign language learning disability" (FLLD) has become popular in the learning disabilities (LD) and foreign language literature. I contend that there is not a unique "disability" for foreign language learning and suggest instead that foreign language skills run along a continuum of very strong to…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Learning, Language Skills

Sparks, Richard L.; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
In response to a previous article, this article suggests that the differing viewpoints are the result of differences in opinion about what constitutes a foreign-language learning problem and a learning disability and whether evidence is provided to substantiate the claims presented by each side. (JL)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Sparks, Richard; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
This article takes issue with the diagnosis of a group of students as learning disabled as presented in a previous article that focused at learning disabilities in the context of second-language learning. (JL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Identification, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Instruction

Horwitz, Elaine K. – Modern Language Journal, 2000
Replies on behalf of the authors of a previous article to a critique of their study on foreign language anxiety. Argues that factors other than cognitive-linguistic deficits contribute to problems in foreign language achievement. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Sparks, Richard L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
Recently, talk of a new type of learning disability (LD)--a foreign language learning disability, or FLLD--has made its way into the LD and foreign language (FL) literature. However, no empirical evidence has been published to support the concept of a "disability" for FL learning by those professionals who use the term. In this article, the author…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities

Mabbott, Ann Sax – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
In response to a previous article, this article addresses issues raised about the identification of subjects as learning disabled and the use of the Modern Language Aptitude Test as a predictor of success. (JL)
Descriptors: Identification, Language Aptitude, Learning Disabilities, Predictive Validity

Sparks, Richard L.; Ganschow, Leonore; Javorsky, James – Modern Language Journal, 2000
Responds to an earlier article that introduced the concept of foreign language reading anxiety and reported the results of a preliminary study of reading anxiety. Argues that the explanations for the study findings are misguided. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Language Research, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties

Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James – Foreign Language Annals, 2000
Examines special issues surrounding foreign language (FL) requirements for students classified as learning disabled (LD). Focuses on why students experience FL learning problems, the problems with the definition of and diagnosis of LD, whether research supports traditional assumptions about LD and FL learning, whether students classified as LD…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Identification, Learning Disabilities

Ganschow, Leonore; Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Discusses cognitive, affective, and linguistic influences on foreign language learning. It proposes the Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis (LCDH) model for understanding foreign language learning problems. The empirical support for the LCDH model is reviewed. Diagnostic, pedagogical, and policy implications are addressed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Aptitude, Learning Disabilities

Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James – ADFL Bulletin, 1999
Discusses students classified as learning disabled in regard to foreign language requirements, since institutions are now obligated by the Americans with Disabilities Act to teach these students. Criteria on which these students are classified as learning disabled for foreign language study and granted waivers of course substitution to fulfill the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Language Research

Smith, Sheila Graham – ADFL Bulletin, 2002
Discusses a policy at Baylor University for accommodating students with language learning disabilities so they can meet the university's foreign language (FL) requirements. Explains how language-based learning disabilities are diagnosed and how they are related to FL learning, the legal obligations of an institution, and how universities cope with…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities

Duran, Elva – Reading Improvement, 1988
Explains how functional language instruction can be made useful for persons with moderate to severe handicaps who are also culturally and linguistically different. Explains how vocabulary and cultural information of the Spanish-speaking student can be included in functional language instruction. (RS)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Language Skills

Shaw, Robert A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
Presents the case for allowing college students with a learning disability who are unable to meet foreign-language requirements even with special instruction to substitute related courses. Discussion is in the context of the 1998 Guckenberger v. Boston University federal lawsuit. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Court Litigation, Higher Education

Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James – Modern Language Journal, 1999
Responds to an article on learning disabilities and foreign language learning. Discusses assumptions about students classified as learning disabled (LD) with foreign language learning problems, and the assumption that students classified as LD need a different approach. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities

Arries, Jonathan F. – Modern Language Journal, 1999
Responds to an article on learning disabilities and foreign language learning. Highlights the distortions and omissions in that article. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
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