The authors, each from a different background, share a passion for sociocultural theory. Each author brings stories, data and experiences from her area of expertise: second language pedagogy and teacher development (Linda); classroom teaching with second language and bilingual students across a range of contexts (Penny); and teaching and research in bilingual education and second language learning and testing (Merrill). Merrill Swain is Professor Emeritus in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto. Penny Kinnear is Lecturer at the University of Toronto. Linda Steinman is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University in Toronto.

In the monograph co-authored by Merrill Swain, Penny Kinnear and Linda Steinman the key principles that lie at the heart of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (SCT) come to life thanks to the narrative approach they adopt in search of vivid illustrations and real-life experiences of SCT concepts.

• A Note from the Authors on the Publication of this Second EditionAcknowledgementsVygotsky’s Story in BriefIntroduction1: Mona: Across Time and GeographyMediation2: Madame Tremblay: A French Immersion StoryThe Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)3: Narrative 1: Jody (Talking to Self)Narrative 2: Sophie and Rachel (Talking to Others and Self)Languaging: Private Speech and Collaborative Dialogue4: Thaya: Writing Across LanguagesEveryday and Scientific Concepts: Establishing Connections5: Grace: The Effect of AffectInterrelatedness of Cognition and Emotion6: Sandra’s Story: A Teacher’s DilemmaActivity Theory7: Yang: Being AssessedAssessment from an SCT Perspective8: Maria and the Beatles; Jean-Paul and Second LifeThe Floor is YoursDiscussionGlossary

The authors, each from a different background, share a passion for sociocultural theory. Each author brings stories, data and experiences from her area of expertise: second language pedagogy and teacher development (Linda); classroom teaching with second language and bilingual students across a range of contexts (Penny); and teaching and research in bilingual education and second language learning and testing (Merrill). Merrill Swain is Professor Emeritus in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto. Penny Kinnear is Lecturer at the University of Toronto. Linda Steinman is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University in Toronto.

In the monograph co-authored by Merrill Swain, Penny Kinnear and Linda Steinman the key principles that lie at the heart of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (SCT) come to life thanks to the narrative approach they adopt in search of vivid illustrations and real-life experiences of SCT concepts.

• A Note from the Authors on the Publication of this Second EditionAcknowledgementsVygotsky’s Story in BriefIntroduction1: Mona: Across Time and GeographyMediation2: Madame Tremblay: A French Immersion StoryThe Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)3: Narrative 1: Jody (Talking to Self)Narrative 2: Sophie and Rachel (Talking to Others and Self)Languaging: Private Speech and Collaborative Dialogue4: Thaya: Writing Across LanguagesEveryday and Scientific Concepts: Establishing Connections5: Grace: The Effect of AffectInterrelatedness of Cognition and Emotion6: Sandra’s Story: A Teacher’s DilemmaActivity Theory7: Yang: Being AssessedAssessment from an SCT Perspective8: Maria and the Beatles; Jean-Paul and Second LifeThe Floor is YoursDiscussionGlossary

The authors, each from a different background, share a passion for sociocultural theory. Each author brings stories, data and experiences from her area of expertise: second language pedagogy and teacher development (Linda); classroom teaching with second language and bilingual students across a range of contexts (Penny); and teaching and research in bilingual education and second language learning and testing (Merrill). Merrill Swain is Professor Emeritus in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto. Penny Kinnear is Lecturer at the University of Toronto. Linda Steinman is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University in Toronto.

In the monograph co-authored by Merrill Swain, Penny Kinnear and Linda Steinman the key principles that lie at the heart of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (SCT) come to life thanks to the narrative approach they adopt in search of vivid illustrations and real-life experiences of SCT concepts.

• A Note from the Authors on the Publication of this Second EditionAcknowledgementsVygotsky’s Story in BriefIntroduction1: Mona: Across Time and GeographyMediation2: Madame Tremblay: A French Immersion StoryThe Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)3: Narrative 1: Jody (Talking to Self)Narrative 2: Sophie and Rachel (Talking to Others and Self)Languaging: Private Speech and Collaborative Dialogue4: Thaya: Writing Across LanguagesEveryday and Scientific Concepts: Establishing Connections5: Grace: The Effect of AffectInterrelatedness of Cognition and Emotion6: Sandra’s Story: A Teacher’s DilemmaActivity Theory7: Yang: Being AssessedAssessment from an SCT Perspective8: Maria and the Beatles; Jean-Paul and Second LifeThe Floor is YoursDiscussionGlossary