Stories of the Visually Impaired EFL Learners in Turkey

dc.contributor.authorEkinci, Ayşe Nur
dc.contributor.authorBacanak, Kadriye Dilek
dc.contributor.authorUlum, Ömer Gökhan
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-21T07:38:09Z
dc.date.available2025-03-21T07:38:09Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSighted and blind individuals live alongside each other in different parts of the world. In the basic principle of being human, sighted and blind individuals are not different from each other. Visually impaired individuals differ from sighted individuals only in terms of their special needs arising from their visual impairment. Meeting these special needs is important for visually impaired individuals to have equal opportunities with sighted individuals in various fields. As a basic human right, both parties need to access to quality and meaningful education. This situation is not different in foreign language education. Hence, this study aimed to explore what visually impaired students have been through in the process of learning English as a foreign language. The participants of the study, which was designed as a narrative research, were 5 visually impaired university students who studied English as a foreign language. In the study, which was designed as a qualitative research, data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The results of the research revealed that visually impaired students have had both positive and negative experiences during their English education.
dc.description.sponsorshipHakan ULUM
dc.identifier.doi10.47806/ijesacademic.1394086
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.47806/ijesacademic.1394086
dc.identifier.endpage90
dc.identifier.issn2667-5870
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage66
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14034/2661
dc.identifier.volume6
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHakan ULUM
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Educational Spectrum
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250319
dc.subjectSpecial Educational Needs
dc.subjectVisual Impairment
dc.subjectLearning English as a Foreign Language
dc.titleStories of the Visually Impaired EFL Learners in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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