| Sidiky Diarassouba- Scaffolding in an ESL Class Consisting of Learners from Various |
|
|
| 19-01-2010 | |
|
Scaffolding in an ESL Class Consisting of Learners from Various Background: Contribution from Teacher Sidiky Diarassouba University of Cocody Literature in SLA (Second Language Acquisition) is more than ever concerned with tasks in the English as a Second Language (ESL)/English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom, as can attest the impressive number of researchers and practitioners who have shown a keen interest in the issues, Swales (1990), in quite an extensive way, Crookes (1986), Candlin (1987), Long (1985), Nunan (1989 & 1993), Prabhu (1987), Rost (1990). According to Pica, Kanagy, & Falodun (1993), in spite of the wide range of perspectives, the most encompassing idea is that a task has a goal whose attainment is made possible by the actual and active participation of learners in an activity directed toward the realization of the task. |