Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching Course - Lancaster University

Learn more about dyslexia, and gain practical teaching tools and insights to help dyslexic students learn foreign languages.

Discover teaching strategies to help dyslexic students learn a foreign language

Dyslexia affects 10-15% of the population. Dyslexic students are often either exempted from the study of additional languages or underperform in foreign language classes.

In this course, you’ll discover the most up-to-date dyslexia definition, and how it affects a student’s ability to learn languages. You’ll explore the latest strategies for teaching dyslexic students and have access to a host of dyslexia teaching resources.

The materials and tasks in the course are designed to also be applicable to a variety of language learning contexts, including teaching English as a foreign language.

When would you like to start?

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Who will you learn with?

Judit Kormos

has been working as an English language teacher, teacher trainer and researcher to promote the full inclusion of dyslexic students in foreign and second language classrooms.

Anne Margaret Smith

Anne Margaret is an English language teacher and a dyslexia assessor. She founded ELT well to bring together these two fields of education and offer training and advice to professionals on both sides.

Who developed the course?

Lancaster University

Lancaster University is a collegiate university, with a global reputation as a centre for research, scholarship and teaching with an emphasis on employability.

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Who is the course for

This course is designed for professional language teachers, secondary school teachers, undergraduates, postgraduates and anyone with an interest in dyslexia and language learning.

It offers you practical tools, as well as theoretical insights, to best accommodate and meet the needs of students with dyslexia.

What topics will you cover?

• What is dyslexia?
• Dyslexia and learning an additional language.
• Teaching vocabulary and grammar to students with dyslexia.
• Developing phonological and orthographic awareness and reading skills.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of dyslexia and other learning difficulties and their effects on learning additional languages.
• Assess the needs of students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties when learning another language.
• Evaluate resources used in teaching languages to students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties.
• Design language teaching tasks for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties.
• Apply inclusive language teaching practices in their contexts.