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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Sociocultural Theory (SCT)"”.
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Lowering Language Learner Anxiety: The Impact of Collaborative-Dynamic Assessment in the Intermediate University Spanish Classroom
… new framework for the application of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT) in the second language (L2) classroom called Collaborative-Dynamic Assessment (C-DA). C-DA is a melding of Collaborative Learning (CL), Dynamic Assessment (DA), and Group Evaluation (GE) in all aspects of L2 instruction …
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Enhancing EFL teacher trainees’ cognition through Systemic Theoretical Instruction (STI)
Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT) proposes that human mental functioning is fundamentally a mediated process that is organized by cultural artefacts, language being one of the primary means of mediation (Lantolf & Thorne, 2007). Based on SCT, Gal’perin (1969) conceived Systemic Theoretical …
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Applying Sociocultural Theory to a Language Classroom Environment with Second-Year Students of College Russian
… acquisition (SLA) where this focus is called the Sociocultural Theory (SCT). SCT states that language learning is a socially mediated activity, i.e., an activity that is ‘mediated’ by the society or learning environment in which it takes place. As a relatively young field of study, SCT research …
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The Smartpen as a Mediational Tool for Learning Language and Content Areas: The Case of English Learners in Mainstream Classrooms
… guiding the data analysis was Vygotskian sociocultural theory (SCT), complemented by grounded theory and the constant comparison coding method (Strauss & Corbin, 1990; 1998). Key principles for the analysis were the Vygotskian notions of mediated learning through physical and psychological …
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The Glocal Learning Context in an Adult ESL Classroom: An Interpretivist Case Study of Learners’ Development and Multilingual Identity
… embedded in classroom practice. Grounded in Sociocultural Theory and situated in a culturally diverse adult ESL classroom in London, the research explores three sub-questions: (1) What characteristics emerge from the studied adult ESL classroom that contribute to the construction of a Glocal …