This study provides concrete evidence of ecological, dialogical views of languaging within the dynamics of coordination and cooperation in a virtual world. Beginning level second language learners of Chinese engaged in cooperative activities designed to provide them opportunities to refine linguistic actions by way of caring for others, for the…

From a sociocultural perspective the concept of self-regulation is associated to voluntary control over higher and culturally organized mental functions such as, for example, focusing attention, planning a course of action, solving a problem, or deliberately remembering something. Thus, the ability to self-regulate is highly related to school…

Bilingualism and multiculturalism have for four decades been official ideologies and policies in Canada but, as is often the case, the implementation and outcomes of such government policies nationally are less impressive than the rhetoric would suggest. This article reviews the political, theoretical and demographic contexts justifying support…

The proceedings of the 1980 Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching (SALT) conference include: "Creative Power in Action: Discovering Your 'Right' Mind" (Carole Austen and Hilary Johnson); "The Co-Creative Teacher: A Key Dimension in Accelerated Learning in the Classroom" (Susan M. Campbell); "The Application of…