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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2013-01-01

Journal:International Education Studies

Included Journals:Scopus

Volume:6

Issue:9

Page Number:165-174

ISSN No.:19139020

Abstract:This paper discusses the sociocultural theory (SCT). In particular, three significant concepts of Vyogtsky's theory: self-regulation, the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), and scaffolding all of which have been discussed in numerous second language acquisition (SLA) and second language learning (SLL) research papers. These concepts lay the psychological foundation for collaborative learning, the subject of this paper. This publication aims to examine SCT by assessing collaborative learning within the Chinese context. This paper focuses on teacher-student collaboration and it concludes that the perceived way of learning and teaching and teacher-student relationship should be changed in order to implement collaborative learning. ? Canadian Center of Science and Education.