Sociocultural Theory and the Teaching of Second Languages Paperback / softback
Edited by James P. Lantolf, Matthew E. Poehner
Part of the Equinox Textbooks & Surveys in Linguistics series
Paperback / softback
Description
L. S. Vygotsky, the renowned Russian psychologist, argued that the true test of any scientific theory is not the contribution it makes to our understanding of the object of study but the extent to which it improves the concrete practical activities of people, including those that take place in educational settings.
The fourteen original chapters included in the present volume document innovations in second and foreign language teaching that are rooted in Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development.
Researchers and language teaching practitioners will find implementations at the classroom and programmatic levels of Vygotskyan principles and concepts, including cognitive mediation, the zone of proximal development, activity theory, internalization, verbalization, and materialization.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:05/06/2008
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- ISBN:9781845532505
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:05/06/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9781845532505
