Written corrective feedback (CF) is a written response to a linguistic error that has been
made in the writing of a text by a second language (L2) learner. This book aims to further our …

This textbook introduces the reader to concepts of sociocultural theory, through a series of
narratives illuminating key concepts of the theory. This 2nd edition references recent studies …

The book outlines a framework for teaching second language pragmatics grounded in
Vygotskian sociocultural psychology. The framework focuses on the appropriation of …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of productive classroom talk and
metacommunication on the development of young children's oral communicative …

Although current interpretations of Vygotsky's theory largely assume that instruction pushes
development, the issue of how this occurs has yet to be clarified. For example, the notion of …

This article presents findings from an intervention across sixth and seventh grades to teach
academic words to middle school students. The goals included investigating a progression …

This timeline is concerned with Dynamic Assessment (henceforth, DA) as it has been taken
up and elaborated in contexts involving the teaching, learning, and assessment of learners …

In spite of their pivotal role in language learning, psychological variables involved in
language learning have received less attention in empirical research. Therefore, this paper …

The present investigation analyses the potential of a pedagogical dynamic assessment (DA)
approach to foster second language (L2) development through the use of a mobile instant …

Building on theories of scaffolding and previous research on scaffolding between adults and
children, this article provides empirical examples of over‐scaffolding as it occurs in peer‐to …