The Terminology Associated with School Failure in English Publications and its Polish Counterparts
Abstract
The problems of learning disabilities is often defined as the most ambiguous aspect of the sciences that deal with the functioning of the child. This is because there is no unambiguous definition determining this domain of research. Additional difficulties appear when in the research on learning disabilities the researchers use foreign literature. Owing to the specificity of educational systems and the cultural context the terminology used in them cannot be automatically translated into the concepts existent in Polish publications. The paper sought to present and explain the concepts used in English publications, in particular to pinpoint similarities and differences that take place between them and the terminology used in the Polish language.
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