Sociocultural Theory-Driven Google Drive Use

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2018-06-09

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Balbay, Seher

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The relationship between researchers and practitioners has not always been a dialogic one in the field of second language acquisition. Hence, theories may end up being perceived as futile if they do not assist the practice of teaching. This research aims to put Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory (SCT) into practice using a practical online tool, namely Google Drive, by adapting it to the language classroom. The aim of this study is to explore the use of Google Drive. Google Drive is not only an online memory tool, but it also enables multiple users to work on the same documents at the same time or at different times. In the present study, it allowed the researcher and the participants of the study, her students, to interact with their peers on an online platform. The literature is laden with research on the contribution of online interaction to students’ regulation of their learning. Yet, the present study is different from previous studies on Web 2.0 tools used in language classrooms since it was conducted on the contribution of Google Drive, specifically as a ‘mediation tool’ in a language class. This small scale exploratory interventionist action research aims to explore the following research question: What are students’ perceptions on the use of Google Drive as a mediation tool to scaffold learning in an Academic Oral Presentation Skills Course?

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78275
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Energizing Teacher Research 2018 IATEFL ReSIG International Conference (8 - 9 Haziran 2018)

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S. Balbay, “Sociocultural Theory-Driven Google Drive Use,” İstanbul, Türkiye, 2018, p. 179, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78275.