Sociocultural theory: A dialectical approach to L2 research

James P. Lantolf

doi:10.4324/9780203808184

Sociocultural theory: A dialectical approach to L2 research

James P. Lantolf

Center for Language Acquisitions

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Although sociocultural theory (SCT) is a general theory of human mental development, it has been productively extended to include the investigation of second language (L2) development. I think it is fair to say that the catalyst for SCT-informed L2 research (henceforth, SCT-L2) in the West was the publication of Frawley and Lantolf’s (1985) study on the narrative performance of ESL speakers. Adopting the perspective of mediated-mind, the core concept of SCT (see below), Frawley and Lantolf showed how speakers lose, maintain, and regain control of their narrative performance through private speech.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	57-72
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781136666896
ISBN (Print)	9780415479936
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203808184
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

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