Essays about: "The Sociocultural Theory Zone of Proximal Development"
Found 4 essays containing the words The Sociocultural Theory Zone of Proximal Development.
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1. EXPLORING TRACES OF ERT IN POST-PANDEMIC TEACHING PRACTICES AMONG SWEDISH TEACHERS
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärandeAbstract : Purpose: This thesis aims to explore how upper-compulsory and upper-secondary teachers talk about their (emergency) remote teaching practices, and if and in what manner such remote teaching practices have had consequences for teachers’ post-pandemic teaching practices. Theory: This thesis takes its theoretical outset from a sociocultural perspective, focusing on analytical concepts such as the Zone of Proximal Development, Scaffolding and the Initiation – Response – Evaluation for understanding teaching practices. READ MORE
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2. Providing Written Formative Feedback for the Diverse Classroom : A case study of a Swedish lower-secondary EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The study, designed as a case study, aimed to explore an EFL teacher’s process of producing individualised written formative feedback to further the English language development of the diverse student body of one eighth-grade class in southern Sweden. The research questions were approached from a teacher’s perspective. READ MORE
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3. Collaborative Writing Tasks with the Goal of Developing All-round Communicative Competence in L2 English
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)Abstract : This study explores to what extent frequent language-related episodes aid language acquisition through collaborative writing tasks for L2 learners. Recent research drawingupon established theories such as Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, including the concepts of the zone of proximal development, the more knowledgeable other, and negotiation of meaning indicates that collaborative writing is beneficial for L2 learners (Watanabe & Swain, 2007; Storch, 2011; Swain & Watanabe, 2012). READ MORE
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4. The Use of Written Corrective Feedback. A Survey of Written Response from Teachers to ESL Students in English A-Course Upper Secondary School
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Teachers and the main body of researchers seem to be of the opinion that in order to learn as efficiently as possible we need to know when we fail and preferably how we can correct our errors; that we need to be given feedback to progress in our learning. Ideas such as these seem to originate in the Sociocultural Theory and Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). READ MORE