Author(s):SANG Bao-cai, Inner Mongolia University of Technology Pages:121-124 Year:2015
Issue:6 Journal:Journal of Wuhan Institute of Shipbuilding Technology Keyword:Vygotsky; sociocultural theory(SCT); review; Abstract:Vygotskian sociocultural theory(SCT) has become an active approach to second language acquisition studies since the 1980 s.It first provides a thorough literature review concerning its fundamental concepts:mediation,internalization,zone of proximal development and activity theory.It then analyzes the domestic SCT studies,and further discusses its implication for SLA studies in China.