James P Lantolf, Matthew E Poehner

Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education

Vygotskian Praxis and the Research/Practice Divide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rejecting the dichotomy between theory and practice that dominates SLA and language teaching, this book proposes an approach based on Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, according to which the two activities are inherently connected.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9780415894180
• ISBN-10: 0415894182
• Artikelnr.: 40029816

Autorenporträt

James P. Lantolf is the George and Jane Greer Professor in Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics in the Department of Applied Linguistics at Penn State University, USA. Matthew E. Poehner is Associate Professor and Program Director of the K-12 teacher certification program in World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Penn State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Theory/Practice Gap in Applied Linguistics
Chapter 2 Sociocultural Theory and the Dialectic of Praxis: An Alternative
to the Theory/Research-Practice Gap
Chapter 3 Psychology of the Social Environment
Chapter 4 A Theory of Developmental Education
Chapter 5 L2 Systemic Theoretical Instruction: Experimental-Developmental
Studies
Chapter 6 L2 Systemic Theoretical Instruction: Intact Classroom Studies
Chapter 7 The Zone of Proximal Development and Dynamic Assessment
Chapter 8 Dynamic Assessment and L2 Development
Chapter 9 Conclusion
References