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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
Book Code: GM2224
ISBN: 0-313-32224-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32224-2
200 pages, figures, photos
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2003
List Price: $76.95 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Psychology
Series Number: 44
Reviews:
  • The book presents an insightful discussion of the Vygotskian cultural-historical perspective, its psychological and philosophical origins, and their implications for theories of education and language acquisition....[u]seful and informative.
    —Modern Language Journal     2006
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
LC Card Number: 2002029874
LCC Class: P118
Dewey Class: 418
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