ESL theory-practice dynamics: The difficulty of integrating sociocultural perspectives into pedagogical practices

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 639-659

  Ajayi, Lasisi ^a  

^a Division of Education

Author keywords

Context in language learning; Second language learning; Sociocultural theory; Technoculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149508278     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03322.x     Document Type: Article

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