Shrestha, P. N. (2020). Dynamic Assessment of Students’ Academic Writing: Vygotskian and Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspectives

Authors

  • Dimitri Leontjev University of Jyväskylä

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/lst.21360

Keywords:

academic writing, dynamic assessment, sociocultural theory, systemic functional linguistics

Abstract

Shrestha, P. N. (2020). Dynamic Assessment of Students’ Academic Writing: Vygotskian and Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspectives Springer International Publishing. XXVI+246 pp. $139.99 (Hard Cover) ISBN: 978-3-030-55844-4; $99.99 (Soft Cover) ISBN: 978-3-030-55847-5; $79.99 (eBook) ISBN: 978-3-030-55845-1

Author Biography

  • Dimitri Leontjev, University of Jyväskylä

    Dmitri Leontjev is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Language and Communication Studies of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His research focuses on a Vygotskian sociocultural theoretical perspective on language teaching, learning, and assessment, including L2 dynamic assessment, and, more generally, assessment in the language classroom.

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Published

2021-11-18

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How to Cite

Leontjev, D. . (2021). Shrestha, P. N. (2020). Dynamic Assessment of Students’ Academic Writing: Vygotskian and Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspectives. Language and Sociocultural Theory, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.1558/lst.21360