MA ELT

Second Language Acquisition (ENG 504)

Spring 2023
Assignment No. 1
Total Marks: 20
Lectures:134-139

Instructions:

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Q. Please read the material given below and discuss in your own words:

(i) What is ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development)?

(ii) How can scaffolding be used as a teaching strategy in a classroom to facilitate second
language learners?

Reading material:

http://iteslj.org/Articles/Bradley-Scaffolding/#:~:text=%22Scaffolding%20refers%20to
%20providing%20contextual,has%20to%20facilitate%20that%20support.

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/scaffolding-lessons-six-strategies-rebecca-alber#:~:text=Scaffolding
%20is%20breaking%20up%20the,and%20discuss%20as%20you%20go.