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Tort-Moloney, Daniele – 1997
A discussion of the work of Lev Vygotsky in the field of cognitive development focuses on how the Vygotskian concepts of internalization and mediated knowledge are crucial to the development of both learner and teacher autonomy in second language instruction. Focus is on theory, with empirical studies used as illustration. First, the Vygotskian…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers