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Language in action : Vygotsky and Leontievian legacy today / edited by Riikka Alanen and Sari Poyhonen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vygotskiĭ, L. S. (Lev Semenovich), 1896-1934--Congresses.
- Vygotskiĭ, L. S.
- Leontʹev, A. A. (Alekseĭ Alekseevich), 1936-2004--Congresses.
- Leontʹev, A. A.
- Psycholinguistics--Congresses.
- Psycholinguistics.
- Thought and thinking--Congresses.
- Thought and thinking.
- Sociolinguistics--Congresses.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle, England : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2007]
- Summary:
- The Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky (1896-1934) has been one of the central figures in the recent shift from the cognitive to the social and the cultural in educational and psychological research. A. N. Leontiev's (1903-1979) activity theory has had a similar impact in the West. A. A. Leontiev's (1936-2004) psycholinguistic theories have also started to attract increasing attention. The ideas of these scholars have also made their mark on second and foreign language learning research outside Russia. However, there is no one widely accepted, monolithic Vygotskian or Leontievian theory. Furthermore, the nature and role of language in action and activity remain open for debate. This edited volume presents 19 chapters bringing together different views from a number of disciplines for a critical analysis and reappraisal of the relationship between language and action. The topics range from theoretical and methodological issues related to sociocultural and activity theoretical views of language to empirical research reports on classroom interaction, identity, language assessment, teacher education and second and foreign language learning. The overall aim of Language in Action: Vygotsky and Leontievian Legacy Today is to shed light on the nature of human action and activity and the role that language has in mediating and shaping what we think, do, and learn. At the same time, the book serves as a showcase of different socially oriented approaches to the study of what we as human beings are and what we do with language.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- List of Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Papers presented at a conference held in honor of A.A. Leontiev June 8-10, 2006, University of Jyvaskyla.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781527566026
- 1527566021
- OCLC:
- 1239985438
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