Cognitive functioning of a blind student in a foreign language classroom

Journal Title: Forum Pedagogiczne - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2

Abstract

This paper deals with the specific character of cognitive functioning of blind children and adolescents with respect to perception, attention, memory, information processing and Theory of Mind. It also discusses the impact of this specificity on foreign language learning. Empirical research on the influence of visual impairment on cognitive functions is discussed, and foreign language learning is presented from the viewpoint of theories which look upon this process as a result of cognitive operations, oriented towards developing communicative competence. The situation of a blind learner in a foreign language class is discussed both from the perspective of challenges a blind student has to face and also from the perspective of opportunities to diminish the gap between the blind and the sighted thanks to the content included in foreign language textbooks.

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Kornelia Czerwińska, Agnieszka Piskorska

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  • EP ID EP502807
  • DOI 10.21697/fp.2018.2.15
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How To Cite

Kornelia Czerwińska, Agnieszka Piskorska (2018). Cognitive functioning of a blind student in a foreign language classroom. Forum Pedagogiczne, 8(2), 211-226. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-502807