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Peer reviewedMeara, Paul; And Others – TESL Canada Journal, 1985
Reports a case of a native speaker of Spanish with reading and spelling difficulties in both English and Spanish. Argues that the regular Spanish spelling system prevented these difficulties from becoming apparent and discusses the connections between writing systems and second language learning. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedBecenti, Maebah – Young Children, 1970
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedGanschow, Leonore; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This comparison of 15 successful and 15 unsuccessful college foreign-language learners found significant intergroup differences in performance on the Modern Language Aptitude Test, tests of written and oral language in the syntactic and phonological domains, and math calculation. Results suggest that students with foreign language learning…
Descriptors: College Students, English, Handicap Identification, Higher Education
