Working Collaboratively in Second/Foreign Language Learning

Since the introduction of communicative language teaching, collaborative learning has played an important role in the second language (L2) classroom. Drawing from sociocultural theory, which states that human cognitive development is a socially situated activity mediated by language, studies in L2 pedagogy advocate the use of tasks that require learners to work together. Collaborative dialogue encourages language learning, and research shows that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501517317
• ISBN13: 9781501517310
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary