Up to now,it has been learned so many theories about second language acquisition (SLA),namely behaviorism theories,innatism theories,psychological theories,and interactionist theories.Among these theories the interact...Up to now,it has been learned so many theories about second language acquisition (SLA),namely behaviorism theories,innatism theories,psychological theories,and interactionist theories.Among these theories the interactionist theories especially Vygotsky's sociocultural theory is most in line with the real teaching philosophy.展开更多
This article offers an overview of theoretical ideas and recent empirical research by referring to the interactive communication between teachers and learners in a second language classroom.Both the interaction of tea...This article offers an overview of theoretical ideas and recent empirical research by referring to the interactive communication between teachers and learners in a second language classroom.Both the interaction of teacher-centered classroom and learner-centered classroom are reviewed within the context of sociocultural theory.The paper attempts to indicate the better effect of language learning can be achieved by complementing one another in the classroom of teacher-centeredness and learner-centeredness.展开更多
Over the past three decades,a growing number of different theories in second language acquisition field have come out in an effort to provide explanations as to how language learning takes place,to figure out what var...Over the past three decades,a growing number of different theories in second language acquisition field have come out in an effort to provide explanations as to how language learning takes place,to figure out what variables are effective for second language acquisition as well as to offer guidance to mass second language learners and language teachers.Because behind every teaching approach exists certain kind of theory of language acquisition and good theory in turn can help students master language skills in an effective and efficient way.Each theory is considered to have contributed to the field by highlighting a specific aspect of the language acquisition process.Second language acquisition theories are intrinsically related with various disciplines such as applied linguistics,psychology,education,sociolinguistics,neurology,etc.Considering the impossibility to elaborate all second language theories,I will focus on sociocultural theory and bottleneck hypothesis in second language acquisition.There is an overview which follows the introduction to the Sociocultural Theory and Bottleneck Hypothesis and its contribution to second language acquisition respectively,and then I will evaluate them to see their contributions to the SLA disciplinary development.展开更多
Being a prominent theory in the field of language teaching,sociocultural theory(SCT)has become widely applied since it gradually formed during the past century.An overall review and analysis of this theory may offer d...Being a prominent theory in the field of language teaching,sociocultural theory(SCT)has become widely applied since it gradually formed during the past century.An overall review and analysis of this theory may offer different angle for educators to teach languages well in modern times.This paper tries to provide an overview of the development and the main framework with some critical analysis of this theory.展开更多
As recently as 1999, activity theory, one of the sub-theories of sociocultural theory, was described as ＂a well kept secret＂, now is one of the most popular theories in second language acquisition. In this article, ...As recently as 1999, activity theory, one of the sub-theories of sociocultural theory, was described as ＂a well kept secret＂, now is one of the most popular theories in second language acquisition. In this article, the author will present a few research projects that adopt activity theory to investigate language learning, to show how activity theory brings new insights into language acquisition.展开更多
文摘Up to now,it has been learned so many theories about second language acquisition (SLA),namely behaviorism theories,innatism theories,psychological theories,and interactionist theories.Among these theories the interactionist theories especially Vygotsky's sociocultural theory is most in line with the real teaching philosophy.
文摘This article offers an overview of theoretical ideas and recent empirical research by referring to the interactive communication between teachers and learners in a second language classroom.Both the interaction of teacher-centered classroom and learner-centered classroom are reviewed within the context of sociocultural theory.The paper attempts to indicate the better effect of language learning can be achieved by complementing one another in the classroom of teacher-centeredness and learner-centeredness.
文摘Over the past three decades,a growing number of different theories in second language acquisition field have come out in an effort to provide explanations as to how language learning takes place,to figure out what variables are effective for second language acquisition as well as to offer guidance to mass second language learners and language teachers.Because behind every teaching approach exists certain kind of theory of language acquisition and good theory in turn can help students master language skills in an effective and efficient way.Each theory is considered to have contributed to the field by highlighting a specific aspect of the language acquisition process.Second language acquisition theories are intrinsically related with various disciplines such as applied linguistics,psychology,education,sociolinguistics,neurology,etc.Considering the impossibility to elaborate all second language theories,I will focus on sociocultural theory and bottleneck hypothesis in second language acquisition.There is an overview which follows the introduction to the Sociocultural Theory and Bottleneck Hypothesis and its contribution to second language acquisition respectively,and then I will evaluate them to see their contributions to the SLA disciplinary development.
文摘Being a prominent theory in the field of language teaching,sociocultural theory(SCT)has become widely applied since it gradually formed during the past century.An overall review and analysis of this theory may offer different angle for educators to teach languages well in modern times.This paper tries to provide an overview of the development and the main framework with some critical analysis of this theory.
文摘As recently as 1999, activity theory, one of the sub-theories of sociocultural theory, was described as ＂a well kept secret＂, now is one of the most popular theories in second language acquisition. In this article, the author will present a few research projects that adopt activity theory to investigate language learning, to show how activity theory brings new insights into language acquisition.
