How to Get Pupils Talking: Facilitation of Spontaneous Speech Through Improvisation Activities
TESOL Journal, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT This qualitative study explores how student teachers experienced that improvisation activities facilitated spontaneous speech practice in EFL classrooms. During school practicums in Norwegian schools, pre‐service and in‐service student teachers reflected in trial logs before, during and after the trials in grades 5 to 10.
Anke Zondag, Annelise Brox Larsen
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Revisiting and re-representing scaffolding: The two gradient model
Cogent Education, 2017 In this paper I intend to illustrate Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and then extend the discussion to scaffolding and its relationship with the ZPD.
Shoaib Ahmed Malik
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Konsep Zone Of Proximal Development (ZPD) Dalam Permainan Anak Anak [PDF]
The aim of this research is to explain the implementation of Vygotsky's zone of proximal development theory in children's play. This research uses library methods to analyze the research topics discussed.
Munawarah, Hidayatu +2 more
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Measuring the zone of proximal development : studies of map-use in children with learning difficulties [PDF]
, 1993 The value of measuring Vygotsky's 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD) is the main concern of this thesis. The theory and research described in the thesis examines the psychological and educational purpose of measuring the ZPD within the context of ...
Rutland, Adam, Rutland, A
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Jurnal Citra PendidikanAbstract This study aims to critically examine the concept that the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) within the school in the process can be affectively supported through scaffolding in the form of creative media provided by teachers as learning facilitators.
Nenti Anjani +2 more
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ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE STUDY OF FEEDBACK IN SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING [PDF]
, 2019 Vygotsky’s concept of zone of proximal development (ZPD) has much been used as the theoretical basis for various studies investigating the role of feedback in second language (L2) classrooms.
Fithriani, Rahmah
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Perception, Practice and Progress - Significance of scaffolding and zone of proximal development for second or foreign language teachers [PDF]
, 2004 Vygotskian approaches to second or foreign language (L2) learning and teaching have been gaining momentum in the field of L2 studies. This paper examines the significance of these approaches, especially scaffolding and the zone of proximal development ...
Yu, G
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Interpretations of Vygotskij's contributions on the role of play in creating a ZDP [PDF]
, 2022 Several contemporary authors offer a reading of Vygotskij's contributions on play and its role in preschool child development (Kravstov & Kravstova, 2010; Smirnova, 2017, Nilsson & Ferholt, 2014; Fleer, 2020; Pramling et al., 2019; Bodrova & Leong, 2015;
Clerc-Georgy, Anne
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Experience and "Ideal Form" Within the Social Situation of Development
Вестник Московского университета. Серия 14: ПсихологияBackground. The study of L.S. Vygotsky's scientific heritage enables the clarification of the theoretical basis for the role of the social environment in children's mental development and the key regularities of children's mental development at varying ...
Olga A. Karabanova
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The zone of proximal development in an online Esl composition course [PDF]
, 2003 This qualitative study investigated the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in an online ESL composition course. The study analyzed the correspondence between three Koreans and one Russian participant with their instructor that occurred through the WebCT ...
Paver, Jennifer Ann
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