Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory
society and culture influences language learning.
neo-Vygostkyan: socio-cultural views
children learn language through through their every day experiences.
Zone of proximal development (ZDP)
learners learn through skilled people such as a teacher.
children learn language through conversation.
learners are taught language through scaffolding.
learners learn language through collaborative tasks
Language helps children read and write
developed instructional strategies
Social life is connected to learning language
socio-cultural process aid in language development
gap between what children learn and what they already know
meta-talk
teaching
formal education
social and cultural views on language
"inter-mental activity to autonomous intra-mental activity".
successful language development
learning language is the most productive