Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language DevelopmentOUP Oxford, 2006 M03 2 - 398 pages Integrates theory, research, and practice on the learning of second and foreign languages as informed by sociocultural and activity theory. It familiarizes students, teachers, and other researchers who do not work within the theory with its principal claims and constructs in particular as they relate to second language research. The book also describes and illustrates the use of activity theory to support practical and conceptual innovations in second language education. |
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Page 152
... external patterns of response in the human organism to various external stimuli . In essence , psychology overcame the internal / external dualism not by overcoming the problem but by avoiding it altogether . Vygotsky's proposal As we ...
... external patterns of response in the human organism to various external stimuli . In essence , psychology overcame the internal / external dualism not by overcoming the problem but by avoiding it altogether . Vygotsky's proposal As we ...
Page 154
... external , objective world and internal , subjective world could be fused into a single , monistic , system . Veresov offers an interesting exegesis of how this effort unfolded in Vygotsky's theoretical writing and empirical research ...
... external , objective world and internal , subjective world could be fused into a single , monistic , system . Veresov offers an interesting exegesis of how this effort unfolded in Vygotsky's theoretical writing and empirical research ...
Page 155
... external ( the fax model , as characterized by Strauss and Quinn 1997 ) only on an ideal plane , but that the process was transformative . He in fact stated that if inter- nalization were indeed to result in an exact copy of the external ...
... external ( the fax model , as characterized by Strauss and Quinn 1997 ) only on an ideal plane , but that the process was transformative . He in fact stated that if inter- nalization were indeed to result in an exact copy of the external ...
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A. N. Leont'ev ability According action activity system activity theory adult analysis Applied Linguistics approach appropriate argues artifacts aspect assessment behavior Belz Chapter child classroom cognitive cognitive linguistics communicative complex conceptual metaphors constructed contexts cultural cultural-historical psychology describe developmental discussion dynamic assessment educational Ellis Engeström English Eva Hoffman example experience explicit explicit knowledge external focus focused foreign language Frawley Gal'perin gesture goal grammar human ibid imitation individual inner speech instruction interaction internalization interpretation knowledge L2 learners L2 learning L2 speakers language acquisition language learning Lantolf Leont'ev lexical Luria mental functions motion Negueruela object organized participants Pavlenko pedagogical performance perspective practice preterit private speech problem produced psychological relationship relevant response Russian SCOBA Second Language Second Language Acquisition semiotic social Spanish specific structure task teacher thinking Tomasello understanding utterance Valsiner verb verbal Vygotsky Vygotsky's Wertsch words ZPD concept