L. S. Vygotsky and English in Education and the Language Arts

ISBN-13: 9781032449890 / Twarda / 2023 / 354 str.

Peter (University of Georgia) Smagorinsky

Opis

L. S. Vygotsky and English in Education and the Language Arts focuses on the hugely significant contributions of L. S. Vygotsky to research, theory and practice in English and the Language Arts, exploring the relevance of Vygotsky’s works for today’s teachers and researchers.

Spis treści

Part I: Historical Matters in Understanding Vygotsky  1. Biographical Elements of a Short Life  2. Culture, History, and Society  3. Marxism and Vygotsky in the Soviet Context  4. Historicizing Vygotsky’s Hierarchical Views  Part II: Factors in Human Development  5. Principal Themes of Vygotsky’s Cultural-Historical Psychology  6. Phylogeny, Ontogeny, and Concept Development  7. Emotions and Reason in Human Development and Education  8. Play and Labor in Human Development and Education  9. The Next Zone of Development (Not the ZPD): A Genetic Understanding  Part III: Pedagogy  10. Vygotsky’s Contributions to Pedagogy  11. Orientation, Interests, Attention, Memory, and Relevance  12. Teaching Literature  13. Teaching Writing  14. Vygotsky, "Defectology," and Inclusive Education  Part IV: Pedology  15. Vygotsky the Pedologist  16. The Pedology Decree: Vygotsky as Anti-Marxist Bourgeoisie  17. The Pedology Decree: Critiques of Method and Focus  Part V: Conclusion  18. Conclusion

O autorze

Peter Smagorinsky is Distinguished Research Professor, emeritus, in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia, USA, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.