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Visual impairment and majoring in English as a foreign language
Hassan Ahmed El-Nabih1.
This study is intended to investigate visual impairment and majoring in English as a foreign
language (EFL). A qualitative approach is adopted to explore the experiences of five visuallyimpaired
Palestinians during their BA program in EFL. Despite the difficulties they faced while
studying at the university, the five participants managed to excel in a major that is not common
to the visually-impaired in Palestine. Four key themes are highlighted in this study: why the
participants chose to major in English, what challenges they faced during their BA program, how
they coped with these challenges and what final results they obtained, and their
recommendations for better inclusion of the visually-impaired in the Palestinian higher education
context. As there is no specific research addressing the issue of visual impairment and majoring
in EFL at the university level, this study is intended to fill a gap in the literature.
Affiliation:
- Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine
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