FOREIGN STUDENTS: LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Foreign language learning difficulties: an historical perspective.

For 10 years, the authors of this article have examined cognitive, affective, and linguistic influences on foreign language learning. They have proposed the Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis (LCDH) as a model for understanding foreign language learning problems. The authors review their empirical support for the LCDH and explain the diagnostic, pedagogical, and policy implications of the...

Working memory performance of Italian students with foreign language learning difficulties

It has been suggested that the ability to learn a foreign language is related to working memory. However, there is no clear evidence about which component of working memory may be involved. Two experiments investigated working memory problems in groups of seventh and eighth grade Italian children with difficulties in learning English as a second language. They were compared with control groups ...

Foreign language learning difficulties in Italian children: are they associated with other learning difficulties?

A group of seventh- and eighth-grade Italian students with low achievement (LA) in learning English as a foreign language (FL) was selected and compared to a group with high achievement (HA) in FL learning. The two groups were matched for age and nonverbal intelligence. Two experiments were conducted to examine the participants' verbal and nonverbal learning skills, such as native language read...

Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages

Clustering Students for Group-Based Learning in Foreign Language Learning

Big data make it possible to mine learning information for insights regarding student performance in foreign language learning (FLL). Group-based learning is a usual method to improve FLL, whose effectiveness is greatly influenced by student groups. The general grouping method is to divide students into groups by their teacher manually, which is not timely or accurate. To overcome the shortcomi...