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Technology and English Language Teaching to Deaf Students

17 de outubro de 2016

According to Mattar (2010), Prensky (2010) and Frei et al (2011), the use of new information and communication technologies (ICT) in different educational spaces has been helping the teaching of foreign languages since the 90s – when computers became more common in foreign language classes. In this regard, Paiva (2001) considers that ICTs bring advantages:...Read More

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ADHD students learning English – part 2

16 de fevereiro de 2015

by Antonio Coutelo

Learning foreign languages is an exciting experience that not only develops students’ mind, skills and attitudes, but also offers possibilities of changing one’s entire life. In my career of teaching English at Elementary and Secondary Schools and language institutes in Brazil I would often encounter children with special needs among my class. I taught many...Read More

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adhd, special needs education

ADHD students learning English – part 1

16 de janeiro de 2015

by Antonio Coutelo

Teaching ADHD students can be a difficult task when teachers are not aware of some particularities. ADHD children usually lack confidence. Therefore, they feel pleased when the teacher praises them. They also feel happy when their interests and abilities are acknowledged. I read a paper in which Natalia Turketi mentioned that inattentive children...Read More

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adhd

Dyslexic students in the EFL classroom

16 de novembro de 2014

by Antonio Coutelo

The word “dyslexia” comes from the Greek words “dys” (difficulty) and “lexia” (language), and is a language processing disorder that some people are born with. Although learning a new language can be very difficult for people with dyslexia – especially in the written form – it does not mean they have to give up on...Read More

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dyslexia

Teaching English to students with Down’s syndrome – part 2.

16 de outubro de 2014

by Antonio Coutelo

Last month, I brought the factors that are typical of many children with Down’s syndrome which facilitate and inhibit learing. In this context, it is important that we advance the discussion regarging second language learning. It is known by educators that children with Down’s syndrome typically have a speech and language impairment. According to the...Read More

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Down's syndrome, inclusive teaching

Teaching English to students with Down’s syndrome

17 de setembro de 2014

by Antonio Coutelo

According to the Scottish Down’s Syndrome Association, Down’s syndrome is the most common form of learning disability. It is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome. Children with Down’s syndrome vary as widely in their development and progress as typically developing children. Regarding development, Vygotsky defined human beings as complex and multifaceted. In this...Read More

Inclusive Teaching

Teaching English to deaf students – part 2

16 de agosto de 2014

by Antonio Coutelo

Last month I mentioned that the deaf are able to learn a foreign language provided that certain conditions are respected. I understand that there is an influence of L1 on L2, because taking off from the basis of the first language can help develop the second one through the inevitable comparison made by apprentices, which...Read More

Inclusive Teaching

Teaching English to deaf students – part 1

16 de julho de 2014

by Antonio Coutelo

The task of teaching a foreign language (therefore, a third language) for the deaf seems to be a question that can be postponed. As we know, many difficulties have already been identified concerning the teaching of first and second languages. Nevertheless, the history of deaf education shows that in sixteenth-century Spain the monk Pedro Ponce...Read More

Inclusive Teaching

deaf, fluency, libras, methodology

What’s inclusion?

16 de junho de 2014

by Antonio Coutelo

Good afternoon, readers! Starting today, I’ll be posting about the inclusive teaching of English. I believe that, at first, an introduction to the topic is ‘conditio sine qua non’ for the progress of this column. The discussion around inclusion has been increasing in Brazilian society over the last decades, which demonstrates the controversy it causes...Read More

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differences, inclusion, inclusive teaching