Open AccessApplication of Teacher Mediation Theory in Large Classes at Higher Vocational College
Author(s) -
Chunyan Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
xue xi yu jiao yu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2251-2802
DOI - 10.18282/l-e.v10i3.2399
Subject(s) - mediation , vocational education , mathematics education , zone of proximal development , process (computing) , pedagogy , english language , psychology , sociology , computer science , programming language , social science
Higher vocational colleges see mostly large language classes in which the students are almost invariably heterogeneous. The study focuses on teacher assistance to learners’ process of working, investigating how the mediation theory is applied in large classes to promoting English language teaching and helping learners move into and through their ZPD as well.