Sociocultural theory and its application to CALL: A study of the computer and its relevance as a mediational tool in the process of collaborative activity

ReCALL

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 230-251

  Adela, Gabriela ^a   Gutiérrez, Gánem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collaborative activity; computer; microgenesis; sociocultural; Spanish; Vygotsky

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249156465     PISSN: 09583440     EISSN: 14740109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958344006000620     Document Type: Article

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