Explanation of social theories

Positivism,

Structuralism and Functionalism,

Interpretivism (Hermeneutics, Phenomenology,
symbolic interactionism)

Marxism (and Critical Social Theory)

Discuss social theories in coordination with language learning theories (make the connection)

Construct an explanation of a problem from a particular theoretical perspective

Baert (1998)
Hyter (2008)
Neuman (2011)

An explanation of a problem informed by the discussion on social theories and their previous knowledge of language, learning theories

The social theory must be consistent with their understanding of language learning theories