Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An Introduction Through Narratives

By M. Swain, P. Kinnear, L. Steinman. 2010

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Artificial intelligence in language instruction: impact on English learning achievement, L2 motivation, and self-regulated learning (2023, background): “In the context of this study, both the AI-assisted and non-AI-assisted groups engage in interactive language learning activities, firmly aligned with Vygotsky’s social constructivist approach (Swain et al., 2015).”
Love and enjoyment in context: four case studies of adolescent EFL learners (2018, unknown): “By having the students tell their language learning stories, it was believed that valuable insights would be gained into the participants’ English learning trajectories, including “past emotions and memories of these emotions” (Swain et al., 2011, p. 82) from past to present.”
The inseparability of cognition and emotion in second language learning (2011, background): “In his theory, language is ‘the most crucial mediating artifact in the creation and functioning of higher mental processes’ (Swain et al. 2011: 37).”