1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development
The Routledge Handbook of Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development is the first comprehensive overview of the field of sociocultural second language acquisition (SLA). In 35 chapters, each written by an expert in the area, this book offers perspectives on both the theoretical and practical sides of the field. This Handbook covers a broad range of topics, divided into several major sections, including:
- concepts and principles as related to second language development;
- concept-based instruction;
- dynamic assessment and other assessment based on sociocultural theory (SCT);
- literacy and content-based language teaching;
- bilingual/multilingual education;
- SCT and technology; and
- teacher education.
This is the ideal resource for graduate students and researchers working in the areas of SLA and second language development.
- Introduction to Sociocultural Theory, Historical Background of SCT-L2 Research and Overview of the Volume
- Mediation and Internalization: Conceptual Analysis and Practical Applications
- Zone of Proximal Development
- Essential Aspects of Vygotsky’s Theoretical Framework and Methodological Approach Revealed in his Analysis of Unit(ies)
- Vygotsky on Consciousness and Second Language Development
- Understanding Development Through the Perezhivanie of Learning
- Acquisition of Scientific Concepts as the Content of School Instruction
- Neuropsychology of Bilingualism
- Inner Speech and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning
- Private and Inner Speech in L2 Learning: The Impact of Vygotskyan Sociocultural Theory
- Gesture as a Window onto Conceptualization in Second Language Acquisition:
- Concept-Based Instruction: Investigating the Role of Conscious Conceptual Manipulation in L2 Development
- Concept-based Instruction of Chinese as a Second Language
- Concept-based Pragmatics Instruction: Principles and Classroom Applications
- Mediated Development: Promoting Learner Internalization of L2 Concepts through Cognitive-Process Focused Activities
- Probing and Provoking L2 Development: The Object of Mediation in Dynamic
- Understanding Learner L2 Development Through Reciprocity
- Mediator and Learner Engagement in Co-Regulated Inter-Psychological Activity
- Employing Dynamic Assessment to Enhance Agency among L2 Learners
- Dynamic Diagnosis of Second Language Abilities
- Dynamic Assessment of Children Learning a Second Language
- Understanding L2 Writers "At-Risk": A Socio-Cultural Perspective
- English for Specific Purposes: Engineers Learning How to Mean in English
- A Sociocultural Approach to Second Language Literacy Pedagogy
- Collaborative Activity in the Digital World
- Exploring the Interdisciplinary Synergy between Sociocultural Theory and Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning
- The Integration of ELF and Sociocultural Theory via Network-Based Language Teaching: Best Practices for the English Classroom
- Making L2 Teacher Education Matter Through Vygotskian-Inspired Pedagogy and Research
- History-in-Person: Ontogenesis and the Professional Formation of Language Teachers
- Gesture as a Mediational Tool in the L2 classroom
- Concept-based Instruction in Teacher Education Programs in Spain as Illustrated by the SCOBA-Mediated Barcelona Formative Model
- Applying Sociocultural Theory to Prepare Teachers to Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students and Families
- Sociocultural Theory as Everyday Practice: The Challenge of PK-12 Teacher Preparation for Multilingual and Multicultural Learners
- Inclusion, "Defectology," and Second Language Learners
- Trends within Sociocultural Theory, and the Utility of "Cultural Capital" for SCT
James P. Lantolf, Matthew E. Poehner, and Merrill Swain
SECTION I
Sociocultural Theory Concepts and Principles
Alex Kozulin
Lois Holzman
Holbrook Mahn
Steven G. McCafferty
Nikolai Veresov and Nelson Mok
Yuriy Karpov
SECTION II
Second Languages, the Brain and Thinking
Mónica Rosselli and Alfredo Ardila
Anke Werani
María C. M. de Guerrero
A Vygotskian Perspective
Gale Stam
SECTION III
Concept-Based Instruction
Próspero García
Jie Zhang and Xian Zhang
Rémi A. van Compernolle
Paolo Infante
SECTION IV
Dynamic Assessment
Assessment and Mediated Development
Matthew E. Poehner
Rumia Ableeva
Kristin J. Davin
Tziona Levi and Matthew E. Poehner
Marta Antón
Elizabeth D. Peña and Kai J. Greene
SECTION V
Literacy and Content-Based Language Teaching
Robert Kohls
Penny Kinnear
Kimberly Buescher
SECTION VI
Sociocultural Theory and Technology
Adela Ganem-Gutiérrez
Haiyang Ai and Xiaofei Lu
Enrico Grazzi
SECTION VI
Teacher Education
Karen Johnson and Paula Golombek
Richard Donato and Kristin J. Davin
Tetyana Smotrova
Olga Esteve
Ana Christina da Silva Iddings
SECTION VII
Sociocultural Theory and Social Change
Annela Teemant
Peter Smagorinsky
Carl Ratner
Biography
James P. Lantolf is the Greer Professor in Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is Director of the Center for Language Acquisition and was co-editor of Applied Linguistics and founding editor of the journal Language and Sociocultural Theory. He is Changjiang Scholar in Applied Linguistics in the School of Foreign Studies at Xi’an JiaoTong University, China.
Matthew E. Poehner is Associate Professor of World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is currently Associate Editor of Language and Sociocultural Theory.Merrill Swain is Professor Emerita at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. She was President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and Vice President of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Vaasa in Finland.
"This volume is a landmark. Lantolf, Poehner, Swain and colleagues are on the cutting edge of SLA research, and their rich treatment of sociocultural theory in all its dimensions will push the area light years ahead."
Dwight Atkinson, University of Arizona, USA