Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An Introduction Through Narratives
Merrill Swain, Penny Kinnear and Linda Steinman
Price
995
ISBN
9788125046554
Language
English
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
180 x 240 mm
Year of Publishing
2012
Territorial Rights
Restricted
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan
  • An accessible introduction to Vygotskyian sociocultural theory.
  • The key concepts of the theory are shown through narratives across 7 chapters.
  • The key concepts are:
    • Mediation
    • Zone of Proximal Development
    • Collaborative dialogue
    • Private speech
    • Everyday and scientific concepts
    • The interrelatedness of cognition and emotion, activity theory and assessment.

Merrill Swain is Professor Emeritus at OISE, University of Toronto, Canada.
Penny Kinnear lectures at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Linda Steinman is Associate Professor at York University, Toronto, Canada.

Acknowledgements
Vygotsky’s story in brief
Introduction

  1. Mona: Across time and geography
    Mediation
  2. Madame Tremblay: A French immersion story
    The zone of proximal development (ZPD)
  3. Narrative I: Jody (talking to self)
    Narrative 2: Sophie and Rachel (talking to others and self)
    Languaging: Private speech and collaborative dialogue
  4. Thaya: Writing across languages
    Everyday and scientific concepts: Establishing connections
  5. Grace: The effect of affect
    Interrelatedness of cognition and emotion
  6. Sandra’s story: A teacher’s dilemma
    Activity theory
  7. Yang: Being assessed
    Assessment form an SCT perspective
  8. Maria and the Beatles: Jean-Paul and Second Life
    The floor is yours

    Discussion
    Glossary
    Bibliography
    Index