Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Informationen zum Autor Deirdre Martin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests include speech, language and literacy disabilities in multilingual contexts, research methods and the relationship between research and professional practice. Her publications include Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (2009, Multilingual Matters). Klappentext This book offers a solution to the familiar dilemma of decoding communication difficulties for learners developing the language of schooling. The author takes a sociocultural Vygotskian approach to reinterpret international research in language disabilities, namely specific language impairment, communication difficulties, dyslexia and deafness. Zusammenfassung This book offers a solution to the familiar dilemma of decoding communication difficulties for learners developing the language of schooling. The author takes a sociocultural Vygotskian approach to reinterpret international research in language disabilities! namely specific language impairment! communication difficulties! dyslexia and deafness.

Product details

• Authors: Deirdre Martin, Deirdre (University of Birmingham) Martin, Dr Deirdre Martin
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2009
• EAN: 9781847691606
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-160-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism; Bilingual Education and Biling; Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology