The present study was an attempt to investigate the strategies emerging in the translation classes instructed through different approaches, namely behaviourist, cognitive and constructivist. One hundred twenty homogeneous senior students at upper-intermediate level of proficiency studying English Translation in the Iranian context took part in the…

With innovations in technology, adult educators can begin to create learning opportunities in very expansive terms. But, innovative, technologically advanced learning environments still benefit from a solid foundation in adult learning theory, instrumental theories like John B. Watson's Behaviorism, Lev Vygotsky's Social Development Theory, Jack…

This study aimed at investigating the similarities and differences between Vygotsky's perspectives on child language development with nativism and behaviorism. Proposing the idea of the Zone of Proximal Development, Vygotsky emphasized the role of collaborative interaction, scaffolding, and guided participation in language learning. Nativists, on…