Sociocultural Theory and the Teaching of Second Languages

by James P. Lantolf

Book Overview

L.S. Vygotsky, the renowned Russian psychologist, argued that the true test of any scientific theory is not the contribution it makes to our understanding of the object of study but the extent to which it improves the concrete practical activities of people, including those that take place in educational settings. The fourteen original chapters included in the present volume document innovations in second and foreign language teaching that are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845532503
• ISBN13: 9781845532505
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"