LINGUIST List 22.258 Sat Jan 15 2011 Books: Applied Linguistics/Sociolinguistics: Swain, Kinnear, Steinman Editor for this issue: Fatemeh Abdollahi <fatemehlinguistlist.org> Links to the websites of all LINGUIST's supporting publishers are available at the end of this issue. Directory         1.     Elinor Robertson , Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: Swain, Kinnear, Steinman Message 1: Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: Swain, Kinnear, Steinman Date: 10-Jan-2011 From: Elinor Robertson <marketingmultilingual-matters.com> Subject: Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: Swain, Kinnear, Steinman E-mail this message to a friend Title: Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education Subtitle: An Introduction through Narratives Series Title: MM Textbooks Published: 2010 Publisher: Multilingual Matters                 http://www.multilingual-matters.com/ Book URL: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847693297 Author: Merrill Swain Author: Penny Kinnear Author: Linda Steinman Hardback: ISBN: 9781847693303 Pages: 192 Price: U.S. $ 109.95 Hardback: ISBN: 9781847693303 Pages: 192 Price: U.K. £ 69.95 Paperback: ISBN: 9781847693297 Pages: 192 Price: U.K. £ 19.95 Paperback: ISBN: 9781847693297 Pages: 192 Price: U.S. $ 29.95 Abstract: In this accessible introduction to Vygotskyian sociocultural theory, narratives illuminate key concepts of the theory. These key concepts, addressed across seven chapters, include mediation; Zone of Proximal Development; collaborative dialogue; private speech; everyday and scientific concepts; the interrelatedness of cognition and emotion, activity theory and assessment. An eighth chapter provides readers with an opportunity to consider two additional narratives and apply the SCT concepts that they have become familiar with. These narratives come from individuals in a variety of languages, contexts, ages and proficiencies. We hear from learners, teachers and researchers. Intended for graduate and undergraduate audiences, this textbook includes controversies in the field, questions for collaborative discussion and provides references to important work in the literature of second language teaching, learning and research. Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics                             Language Acquisition                             Linguistic Theories                             Sociolinguistics Written In: English (eng ) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=52546 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue -------------------------- Major Supporters -------------------------- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd http://www.continuumbooks.com De Gruyter Mouton http://www.degruyter.com/mouton Edinburgh University Press http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/ Elsevier Ltd http://www.elsevier.com/linguistics Equinox Publishing Ltd http://www.equinoxpub.com/ John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/ Lincom GmbH http://www.lincom.eu Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/ Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgrave.com ---------------------- Other Supporting Publishers ---------------------- Page Updated: 15-Jan-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.