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ERIC Number: EJ576779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
Modern Languages and Special Educational Needs: A Review of Research.
Salters, John; Neil, Peter; Wright, Margaret
Educational Research, v40 n3 p364-74 Win 1998
Northern Ireland requires that all secondary students have access to a broad curriculum, including languages. Surveys of special education and secondary teachers revealed negative reactions about the requirement's effects on special needs students. Despite difficulties, second-language learning can help these students improve self-esteem and cultural awareness. (SK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Special Needs Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Northern Ireland; Teacher Awareness