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To Correct or to Cooperate: Mediational Processes and L2 Development
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Poehner, Matthew E.; Leontjev, Dmitri – Language Teaching Research, 2020
The present article argues for a conceptual distinction between corrective feedback and mediation that emphasizes the status of the latter not as an instructional practice but as a defining feature of human psychology (Vygotsky, 1987) that has direct implications for how instruction might be approached. Specifically, Sociocultural Theory (SCT)…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Sociocultural Patterns
Integration of Dynamic Assessment and Instructional Conversations to Promote Development and Improve Assessment in the Language Classroom
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Davin, Kristin J. – Language Teaching Research, 2013
This article explores how a primary school teacher utilized the frameworks of dynamic assessment (DA) and the instructional conversation (IC) within a Spanish as a foreign language classroom. DA was used to construct zones of proximal development with individuals in the classroom context. A menu of pre-scripted assisting prompts, used to respond…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sociocultural Patterns, Spanish, Second Language Instruction
Is Training Student Reviewers Worth Its While? A Study of How Training Influences the Quality of Students' Feedback and Writing
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Rahimi, Mohammad – Language Teaching Research, 2013
Vygotsky-inspired sociocultural theory (Vygotsky, 1962) indicates that human learning is mainly a social and cultural process that occurs through meaningful negotiation and interaction (scaffolding) between learners. The present study investigates whether training student reviewers can help them provide stronger scaffolding for their peers through…
Descriptors: Writing Improvement, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)