Vygotskij, the Work of the Teacher and the Zone of Proximal Development

Authors

  • Bernard Schneuwly University of Geneva, Geneva – Switzerland
  • Irène Leopoldoff Martin University of Geneva, Geneva – Switzerland

Keywords:

Vygotskij, Teaching, Teacher’s Tools, ZPD

Abstract

The text shows that after 1930, Vygotskij developed the question of teaching. Vygotskij forged new concepts, involving more systematic work on the dialectical contradiction between internal and external. An analysis of teaching work from a Vygotskian perspective shows the importance of transposed knowledge as a teacher’s tools. Elements of Vygotskij’s theory of development, elaborated after 1930, describe how educational tools function on the side of the student, allowing, through their appropriation, the construction of new psychic systems. This requires to reflect on the relationship between education and development, two totally different processes that Vygotskij conceptualizes through the notion of zone of proximal development.

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Author Biographies

Bernard Schneuwly, University of Geneva, Geneva – Switzerland

Bernard Schneuwly is an honorary professor of language didactics at the University of Geneva. He was Dean of the Faculty of Education (2006-2010) and Director of Teacher Training in Geneva (2008-2014). His research topics are: 1. analysis of the teaching of literature, writing and grammar in the classroom; 2. development of teaching methods for oral and written expression; 3. history and analysis of the work of L.S. Vygotskij; 4. history of first language teaching, didactics and educational sciences.

Irène Leopoldoff Martin, University of Geneva, Geneva – Switzerland

Irène Leopoldoff Martin has a PhD in Education and is currently an associate professor at the University of Geneva. His scientific research focuses on the history of education, as well as the teaching methods of oral and written language from a cultural-historical perspective. He translated and published several of Vygotsky’s texts from Russian into French. His field of interest is multilingual education and child development.

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Published

2022-05-18

How to Cite

Schneuwly, B., & Leopoldoff Martin, I. (2022). Vygotskij, the Work of the Teacher and the Zone of Proximal Development. Educação & Realidade [Education & Reality], 47. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/educacaoerealidade/article/view/116630

Issue

Vol. 47 (2022)

Section

Vigotski Today: educational implications

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