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International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2022, 4(8); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2022.040810.

A Comparison of Discourse Scaffolding between Novice and Expert English Teachers in Senior High Schools from the Perspective of Social Culture Theory

Author(s)

Wen Xiangping1, Zhu Xiaodong1

Corresponding Author:
​Wen Xiangping
Affiliation(s)

1Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Abstract

Guided by Vygotsky's social culture theory, this paper makes a comparative analysis of six types of scaffolding used by novice and expert English senior high teachers, taking classroom discourse of novice and expert English senior high teachers as the research corpus, to summarize and find some problems of discourse scaffolding that teachers have encountered in teaching, then put forward corresponding improvement suggestions.

Keywords

Social Culture Theory; Classroom Discourse; Scaffolding

Cite This Paper

Wen Xiangping, Zhu Xiaodong. A Comparison of Discourse Scaffolding between Novice and Expert English Teachers in Senior High Schools from the Perspective of Social Culture Theory. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 8: 56-60. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2022.040810.

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