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Direct linkLantolf, James P.; Xi, Jiao; Minakova, Valeriya – Language Teaching, 2021
In the initial sociocultural theory (SCT) timeline, Lantolf and Beckett (2009) surveyed a broad spectrum of research informed by sociocultural psychology as it was extended into the field of second language acquisition and language teaching. Since that time, the amount of research that has been published within the SCT framework has grown…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Scoring Rubrics, Concept Formation, Teaching Methods
Storch, Neomy – Language Teaching, 2018
Using key constructs from sociocultural theory and activity theory, this paper outlines three broad areas of future research on written corrective feedback (WCF) that may be of interest to second language (L2) researchers and practitioners. The first area uses the constructs of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and scaffolding to assess the…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Larsen-Freeman, Diane – Language Teaching, 2017
In this "First Person Singular" essay, the author describes her education, teaching experience, and interest in understanding the learning of language. Anyone reading this essay will not be surprised to learn that the author's questions about language learning and optimal teaching methods were only met with further questions, and no…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education
Myles, Florence – Language Teaching, 2010
Second language acquisition (SLA) is a relatively new field of enquiry. Before the late 1960s, educators did write about L2 learning, but very much as an adjunct of language teaching pedagogy, underpinned by behaviourism, the then-dominant learning theory in psychology. In this view, the task facing learners of foreign languages was to rote-learn…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Second Language Learning, Linguistic Theory, Teaching Methods
Lantolf, James P.; Beckett, Tracy G. – Language Teaching, 2009
Second language acquisition (SLA) research informed by sociocultural theory (henceforth, SCT) began in earnest with the publication of Frawley & Lantolf's (1985) article on L2 (second language) discourse (described in the timeline proper). Since then, well over 300 journal articles, book chapters and doctoral dissertations have appeared in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Psychology, Cultural Context, Sociocultural Patterns
Westhoff, Gerard J. – Language Teaching, 2009
Teachers' competence to estimate the effectiveness of learning materials is important and often neglected in programmes for teacher education. In this lecture I will try to explore the possibilities of designing scaffolding instruments for a "priori" assessment of language learning tasks, based on insights from SLA and cognitive psychology, more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Instructional Materials, Instructional Effectiveness, Test Reliability
