Matthew Poehner
Matthew Poehner
mep158@psu.edu
Asst. Prof. of Education, World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Matthew E. Poehner has worked as a language educator in private, secondary school, and university settings. His research interest is in understanding processes of second language development from a Vygotskian theoretical position and the implications of these insights for language teaching, learning, and assessment. His current work focuses on the integration of classroom-based assessment with teaching and learning. Recent publications include Dynamic Assessment: A Vygotskian Approach to Understanding and Promoting Second Language Development (Springer, 2008) and Sociocultural Theory and the Teaching of Second Languages (co-edited with James P. Lantolf, Equinox Publishing, 2008).
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