Dynamic assessment in the classroom: Vygotskian praxis for second language development

Language Teaching Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-33

  Lantolf, James P ^a   Poehner, Matthew E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom dynamic assessment; mediation; praxis; zone of proximal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650448116     PISSN: 13621688     EISSN: 14770954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362168810383328     Document Type: Article

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