Original title: Inclusive Strategies for Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Students with Diverse Learning Needs in Higher Education
University English classes often rely on lectures and exams, which can make it hard for some students to learn or show what they know. The article brings together research on ways to offer information, participation, and assessment in more than one form. It argues that teachers should plan for different needs from the start, rather than make changes only after a student struggles. It also says schools need accessible technology, teacher training, and fair assessment rules to support that approach.
Imagine packing lunch for a group with different tastes and needs. One fixed meal may leave some people unable to eat, while preparing a few options lets everyone take part. In this paper, the meal is the English course: offering different ways to learn and show knowledge is planned from the start, instead of added only when someone runs into trouble.
Students with disabilities or different learning histories can be held back by classes built around one teaching style and timed, print-heavy exams. The article argues that designing courses with more ways to learn and show knowledge can reduce those barriers for students and give instructors a more inclusive approach.
The abstract describes a synthesis and an argument, not a direct test of the strategies in classrooms. It gives no measured outcomes or comparisons showing how much any strategy improves learning. It also does not specify which approaches work best for particular students or settings.
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Inclusive Strategies for Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Students with Diverse Learning Needs in Higher Education — Saodat Agzamkhodjaeva — Лингвоспектр — doi:10.5281/zenodo.23133160
Abstract licence: CC BY
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