“Vygotsky"s theory assumes that cognitive development, including language development, arises as a result of social interactions.”(LIGHTBOWN and SPADA, 2013, p. 118).

Considering the sociocultural perspective in second language learning, read the following statements and check if they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):

( ) This perspective believes knowledge is internalized during social activity through mediation.

( ) In Vygotskyan theory, learning occurs through social interaction and in “real world” settings.

( ) Thinking and speaking are related, but considered independent processes of mediation.

( ) Learners co-construct knowledge based only on their interaction with an interlocutor.

( ) Interaction hampers the cognitive processes when the learner accesses linguistic input.

Choose the alternative that shows CORRECTLY if the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) from top to bottom: