Moving toward a Supertheory for All Seasons

Dialectical Dynamic Systems Theory and Sociocultural Theory – A Reply to McCafferty (2016)

Authors

  • Saeed Karimi-Aghdam University of Jyväskylä

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/lst.v3i1.30478

Keywords:

Dialectical Dynamic Systems Theory, Sociocultural Theory

Abstract

Moving toward a Supertheory for All Seasons: Dialectical Dynamic Systems Theory and Sociocultural Theory – A Reply to McCafferty (2016)

Author Biography

  • Saeed Karimi-Aghdam, University of Jyväskylä

    Saeed Karimi-Aghdam is a PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His current research interests center on cultural-historical psychology, dynamic systems theory, emergentism and philosophy of L2 development. He is working on developing a metatheoretical research program for L2 developmental studies invoking dynamic systems theory and (Vygotskian) sociocultural theory.

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Karimi-Aghdam, S. (2016). A dialectical reading of dynamic systems theory: Transcending socialized cognition and cognized social dualism in L2 development. Language and Sociocultural Theory 3 (1): 31–58.

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McCafferty, S. G. (2016). Dynamic systems theory and sociocultural theory: Some connections and distinctions. Language and Sociocultural Theory 3 (1): 59–63.

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Published

2016-04-28

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Section

Articles

How to Cite

Karimi-Aghdam, S. (2016). Moving toward a Supertheory for All Seasons: Dialectical Dynamic Systems Theory and Sociocultural Theory – A Reply to McCafferty (2016). Language and Sociocultural Theory, 3(1), 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1558/lst.v3i1.30478