Addressing Print Disabilities in Adult Foreign-language Acquisition
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چکیده
The attempts of a person with low vision to learn Chinese as a second language raised issues in typography and human-computer interaction. This paper describes such issues and attempts to address them.
منابع مشابه
Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning, J. Arabski & A. Wojtaszek (2011), ISBN 9783642202001
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