Importance of sociocultural approach
Importance of sociocultural approach1. Creating an environment
in which pupils behave appropriately, not out of fear of punishment
or desire for reward, but out of a sense of personal
responsibility.
2. Vygotsky is relevant to instructional concepts such as
"scaffolding" in which a teacher or more advanced peer helps to
structure or arrange a task so that a novice can work on it
successfully.
3. Learners should be provided with socially rich environments
to promote social interaction among the pupils.
ICTs can be used to support the learning environment by
providing tools for discourse, discussions, collaborative writing,
and problem-solving.
4. Emphasizes the importance of social and collaborative aspects
of learning. Ellis (2000) claims that sociocultural theory focuses
on how the learner accomplishes a task and how the interaction
between learners can scaffold and assist in the L2 acquisition
process.
