An Explication of Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory as Evidenced by Ethomethodological Findings

An Explication of Function

For the last several years, mostly motivated by diagnostic and design problem solving, there has been much work on functions of devices. The intuitions about functions that these investigations capture and to some extent formalize are not all the same, and are generally quite restricted in their range of applicability. In this paper, we attempt to provide a foundation for unifying and generaliz...

Nadia Behizadeh Sociocultural Theory

Sociocultural theory 1 Unresolved tensions in sociocultural theory: Analogies with contemporary sociological debates Running head: UNRESOLVED TENSIONS IN SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY

Socioculturalists are divided on two of the foundational theoretical claims of the paradigm: a process ontology of the social world, and the inseparability of the individual and the group. A process ontology holds that only processes are real; entities, structures, or patterns are ephemeral and do not really exist. Inseparability is the claim that the individual and the social cannot be methodo...

An Explication of Social Norms

This article identifies four factors for consideration in norms-based research to enhance the predictive ability of theoretical models. First, it makes the distinction between perceived and collective norms and between descriptive and injunctive norms. Second, the article addresses the role of important moderators in the relationship between descriptive norms and behaviors, including outcome ex...

Inspecting Task-Induced Involvement from the Perspective of Sociocultural Theory

Grounded in sociocultural theory (SCT), this study explored whether the hypothesized difference in task-induced involvement could affect the actual realization of evaluation, one of the cognitive dimensions of the Involvement Load Hypothesis (ILH). A group of 24 Iranian EFL learners participated in the study. They were paired up to write a composition including ten unknown words in the ...

an investigation into translation of cultural concepts by beginner and advance student using think – aloud protocols

this research aims at answering the questions about translation problems and strategies applied by translators when translating cultural concepts. in order to address this issue, qualitative and quantitative study were conducted on two groups of subjects at imam reza international university of mashhad. these two groups were assigned as beginner and advanced translation students (10 students). ...