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Vygotsky's and A.A. Leontiev's Semiotics and Psycholinguistics Applications for Education, Second Language Acquisition, and Theories of Language
Dorothy Robbins
ISBN: 0-313-32224-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32224-2
200 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2003
List Price: $76.95 (UK Sterling Price: £53.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: This work introduces Russian theories of language from the Vygotskian perspective, with a chapter by famed scholar A. A. Leontiev about Vygostky and Russian psycholinguistics. The holistic nature of Russian psychology is highlighted, viewing the personality development of each individual as a whole. Vygostky's interdisciplinary approach to education, termed pedology, is examined, as is the Zone of Proximal Development and how it is understood in Russian education and theory. The theory of constructivism within education in the West is compared with the Vygotskian understanding of Zone of Proximal Development. Much of the focus is on teaching and teacher ability. This work also opens a discussion rarely analyzed in the West within theories of language: code, representation, image, imagination, imitation, and mimesis. Also, Vygotskian thought is compared with Chaos Theory/Complexity Theory on a philosophical level.

Foreign language teachers and those teaching English as a second language will find this volume valuable, as will scholars and students in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, semiotics, and the psychology or philosophy of language.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Introduction
    Short Overview of Vygotsky's Cultural-Historical Method
    Vygotsky's Theory Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
    Educational Perspectives
    Learning and Development
    Zone of Proximal Development
    Constructivism (Constructionism) and Teacher Ability
    Introduction to Russian Activity Theory (Related to Cultural-Historical Theory
    Second Language Acquisition
    Markedness Used as an Example to Understand the Problems in Relating Chomskyan Linguistics to SLA
    Code, Representation, Images: Imagination, Imitation, and Mimesis
    Concluding Summary
About the Author: DOROTHY ROBBINS is Professor of German at Central Missouri State University.
LCC Class: 418
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