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DIFFICULTIES FACED BY ESL TEACHERS IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS

21 Pages : 231-243

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).21      10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).21      Published : Mar 2022

Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students

    The purpose of the current study was to look into the difficulties faced by ESL instructors while teaching students with vision disabilities. The data was gathered through interviews with secondary-level ESL special education teachers of the English language. In special education schools in Lahore, Pakistan, the study was conducted. The study's target audience is ESL teachers in Lahore, Punjab,who work with pupils who have vision disabilities. Teachers of visually impaired pupils in secondary schools in Lahore made up the study's sample. The findings of the study revealed that teachers were having numerous difficulties in teaching students with vision disabilities, such as behavioral concerns,lesser attention span, lack of motivation, shortage of teaching resources, less family-supportive atmosphere to accomplish homework chores etc.

    ESL Teachers, English, Visually Impaired Students
    (1) Amna Zahra
    Research Scholar, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayesha Butt
    Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Maira Mariam
    Lecturer, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Zahra, A., Butt, A., & Mariam, M. (2022). Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students. Global Regional Review, VII(I), 231-243. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).21
    CHICAGO : Zahra, Amna, Ayesha Butt, and Maira Mariam. 2022. "Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students." Global Regional Review, VII (I): 231-243 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).21
    HARVARD : ZAHRA, A., BUTT, A. & MARIAM, M. 2022. Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students. Global Regional Review, VII, 231-243.
    MHRA : Zahra, Amna, Ayesha Butt, and Maira Mariam. 2022. "Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students." Global Regional Review, VII: 231-243
    MLA : Zahra, Amna, Ayesha Butt, and Maira Mariam. "Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students." Global Regional Review, VII.I (2022): 231-243 Print.
    OXFORD : Zahra, Amna, Butt, Ayesha, and Mariam, Maira (2022), "Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students", Global Regional Review, VII (I), 231-243
    TURABIAN : Zahra, Amna, Ayesha Butt, and Maira Mariam. "Difficulties Faced by ESL Teachers in Teaching English to Visually Impaired Students." Global Regional Review VII, no. I (2022): 231-243. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).21