Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language DevelopmentIntegrates theory, research, and practice on the learning of second and foreign languages as informed by sociocultural and activity theory. It familiarizes students, teachers, and other researchers who do not work within the theory with its principal claims and constructs in particular as they relate to second language research. The book also describes and illustrates the use of activity theory to support practical and conceptual innovations in second language education. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The genetic method | 25 |
theoretical framework | 59 |
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| Title | Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language Development Oxford Applied Linguistics Oxford English |
| Authors | James Lantolf, Steven L. Thorne James P. Lantolf, Steven Thorne, Steven L. Thorne |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | OUP Oxford, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0194421813, 9780194421812 |
| Length | 398 pages |
| Subjects | › › Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Semantics Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
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