67. Sociocultural Theory with Becky Chism

Social cultural theory states that language is a tool to help solve problems, regulate our emotions, and communicate. It is a tool to help figure things out, explain things to students and for students to use to work through problems, and construct meaning. Want to learn more? Join Becky Chism and host, Michelle Olah as they walk us through what social cultural theory looks like in the world language classroom. Bio Rebecca (Becky) Chism, Ph.D. is an associate professor of foreign language pedagogy and pedagogy coordinator in the department of Modern and Classical Language Studies at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in second and foreign language teaching methods and approaches. Her researcher interests include best practices in teaching, pre- and in-service teacher preparation, and computer-mediated communication. https://www.kent.edu/mcls/rebecca-chism Visit the Language Lounge on Twitter - https://twitter.com/langloungepod Connect with Michelle - https://twitter.com/michelleolah Have a comment or question? Leave a voicemail at (207) 888-9819 or email [email protected] Produced by Wayside Publishing - https://waysidepublishing.com Mentions Dr. Victoria Gilbert Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures, Spencer Kagan Stephen Krashen https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tLP1TcwrTBINioxYPTiLy5JLchIzVPILkosBtIAgfIJgw&q=stephen+krashen&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1047US1047&oq=stephan+kra&aqs=chrome.4.69i57j0i512l2j46i512j46i10i433i512j0i512l3j46i175i199i512j0i10i512.111808462j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Lev Vygotsky https://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html