Sociocultural Theory Second Language Learning

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Sociocultural Theory Second Language Learning is written by James P. Lantolf and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0194423069 (ISBN 10) and 9780194423069 (ISBN 13).

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.