Research conducted into scaffolding variations has widely investigated first/second language teachers and learners who do not have communication constraints. However, little is understood about how an EFL teacher scaffolds a young autism spectrum disorder (ASD) learner’s shared reading experiences with a storybook app. This study aims to draw an EFL teacher's cognitive, affective, and technical scaffolding and investigate to what extent Vygotsky’s theory accounts for the three types of scaffolding during shared reading activities with a storybook app. This case study design involved an EFL teacher and an ASD learner (aged 12, with an IQ of 110). The ASD learner only learned English from his teacher and a storybook app for more than one year. The EFL teacher’s frequency of utterances was transcribed, coded, and interpreted into three scaffoldings behavior. The results indicate that the three types of cognitive behavior frequently emerged during shared story activities to support learners’ interactive communication. This study offers a robust framework of how the three scaffolding categories are applied concurrently during interactive story sharing with the storybook app. It recommends that future researchers examine teacher's scaffolding behavior using a specific micro-analytical approach.
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Abstract Introduction Literature Review Theoretical Framework: Scaffolding Theory Shared Reading and Storybook Apps Previous Research on ASD, CATs Scaffolding and Shared Reading Method(s) Theoretical Framework: Scaffolding Theory Shared Reading and Storybook Apps Previous Research on ASD, CATs Scaffolding and Shared Reading Method(s) Study Participants Study Procedures Data Analysis Results Frequency of EFL Teacher's Scaffolding Implementation of EFL Teacher’s Scaffolding Cognitive, Affective and Technical Scaffolding Discussion Acknowledgments The Authors References
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.19 No.4