Sociocultural Theory Second Language Learning - Oxford Applied Linguistics
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Study Aids, ESL, Foreign Languages
| Author: | James P. Lantolf | ISBN: | 9780194423069 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | May 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | James P. Lantolf |
| ISBN: | 9780194423069 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | May 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
This book represents a major statement of the current research being conducted on the learning of second languages from a sociocultural perspective. The book is divided into a theoretical and an empirical part. Specific topics covered include: learning and teaching languages in the zone of proximal development; L1 mediation in the acquisition of L2 grammar; sociocultural theory as a theory of second language learning; gestural mediation in a second language; and constructing a self through a second language.
This book represents a major statement of the current research being conducted on the learning of second languages from a sociocultural perspective. The book is divided into a theoretical and an empirical part. Specific topics covered include: learning and teaching languages in the zone of proximal development; L1 mediation in the acquisition of L2 grammar; sociocultural theory as a theory of second language learning; gestural mediation in a second language; and constructing a self through a second language.
