| Vygotsky's Psychology-Philosophy: A Metaphor for Language Theory and Learning 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Robbins, Dorothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306464233 ISBN-13: 9780306464232 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: This book is an introduction to Vygotsky and his theories of language and second language acquisition. Employing a dual framework of metatheory and metaphor, the author focuses on Vygotsky's cultural-historical perspective (contrasted with the sociocultural heritage more prevalent in the West) and its emphasis on history as change and thought as related to action. Included also is a comparison of Vygotskyan and Chomskyan theories of language and grammar. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History - Medical | Mental Health - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 150.92 |
| LCCN: 00034937 |
| Series: Cognition and Language: A Psycholinguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.34" W x 9.22" (0.84 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You hold in your hands a new book. Professor Dorothy Robbins dedicated it to one of the aspects of the cultural heritage of the famous psychologist L. S. Vygot- sky. His activity (deyatelnost) was multifaceted. He had input into different fields of psychology: its methodology, psychology of art, pathopsychology, the psy- chology of child and adolescent development, pedagogical psychology, general psychology, speech psychology, and other fields. Within his various activities he enriched not only psychology, but a variety of different sciences/academics- pedagogics, defectology, psychiatry, literary critical theory, and linguistics. Some famous scientists feel that he left his mark in fields of various scientific areas that did not exist during his lifetime-such as psycho linguistics, semiotics, and cybernetics. Many psychologists and linguists conduct research in the spirit of his ideas that are contained within his approach of cultural-historical theory of human psy- chological development, all created by Vygotsky as early as the 1920s and 1930s; these ideas have become popular among scientists in different countries in the last decades. The use of Vygotsky's theories, even beyond the frame of psychol- ogy, turns out to be fruitful. I hope that this new book by Dorothy Robbins will help readers understand the deeper meaning of the scientific/academic research undertaken by my father and the scientific results that were obtained by him. |