The Role of Sociocultural Theory in L2 Empirical Research
Second language acquisition (SLA) is a complex, interdisciplinary field of study which has its roots in subjects as varied as cognition and psychology to social applications and actions in anthropology and sociology (Han & Nassaji, 2019). One of the oldest and most influential ideas in SLA come...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/8394 |
| Summary: | Second language acquisition (SLA) is a complex, interdisciplinary field of study which has its roots in subjects as varied as cognition and psychology to social applications and actions in anthropology and sociology (Han & Nassaji, 2019). One of the oldest and most influential ideas in SLA comes from the sociocultural perspective and, in particular, the work of Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Nearly a century ago, Vygotsky attempted to connect the seemingly disparate areas of society, culture, and cognition in his unifying, wide-angle theory called Sociocultural Theory (SCT).
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| ISSN: | 2689-193X |