This book represents a major statement of the current research being conducted on the learning of second languages from a sociocultural perspective. The book is divided into a theoretical and an empirical part. Specific topics covered include: learning and teaching languages in the zone of proximal development; L1 mediation in the acquisition of L2 grammar; sociocultural theory as a theory of second language learning; gestural mediation in a second language; and constructing a self through a second language.
Topics covered include: learning and teaching languages in the zone of proximal development; L1 mediation in the acquisition of L2 grammar and sociocultural theory as a theory of second language learning. Edited by James P Lantolf. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.Book InformationISBN 9780194421607
Author James P. LantolfFormat Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm * 18mm