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scaffolding n 1 the support provided to learners to enable them to perform tasks which are beyond their capacity. Initially in language learning, learners may be unable to produce certain structures within a single utterance, but may build them through interaction with another speaker. For example, in the following exchange, the learner produces the structure “Oh, this an ant”, across five turns: Child: Oh! Mother: What? Child: This (points to an ant) Mother: It’s an ant Child: Ant Later, the child is able to produce the structure within a single turn: Oh, this an ant. Scaffolding is thought to be one way in which learners acquire new linguistic structures.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 07:44:21 +0000

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