Constructivism and Vygotsky´s theory by Sanly María Andrade

Constructivism and Vygotsky´s Theory      

By Sanly María Andrade

Definitions

Language: Is the decoding of thought to be expressed and communicated toward other people, although it can be considered as the skill which let communication or interaction between beings that is for example gestures, body language or oral language.

 Learning:  It  is the process  which a person or animal acquire a knowledge of something through different means: at school, internet, video tutorials etc, but read and memorize data is just the process of memorizing, but learning is when a being makes a reflection about a process and determine how do it by himself and is able to do it.

Teaching:   is not more understood as  just the transmitting of a knowledge like from  teacher toward the student; reflecting in Benjamin Franklin’ say which states: “Tell me and I’ll forget, show me and I’ll remember, let me do it and I’ll learn” I  conclude that teaching is  the process which is given an instruction or guide toward someone and this  person can follow that instruction and finally the person is able to fulfill the objective for which the guidance was  given.


Restating the theory

Constructivism and Vygotsky’s theory

·         The core of the constructivism according to Jean Piaget points that the developing of the intelligence’ skill is given by the person through his/her interactions with the Medio.

·          The Vygotsky’s theory is based in the idea that the develop of the human’ knowledge is given with the social interaction.

·         'Mediation' is one of the central concepts in the work of Vygotsky. This can be understood as the bridge that allows a person to reach a new understanding. Explanation: Vygotsky ensures that the development of the child is always mediatized or influenced by cultural aspects, and by physical and social environment that there is present. When the child comes in contact with a physical object, this not only interacting with its physical characteristics, but also with the meaning it has within its context and social functionality and this lets to the  child constructs  his own knowledge.

Bibliography

Tulande, J. (2015). First & second language acquisition and learning. Popayán: UNAD.