Write 5 pages with APA style on Social Constructivism, Symbolic interactionism, and Structuralism.

In effect, the meaning and power attached to language and communication are the means that we as individuals have to understand the world around us. This is the reason why the term social constructivism has been used because this is what determines how various phenomena are socially constructed and understood. For example, the definition of the word “war” maybe one thing, but the manner in which a war is interpreted may be different in different parts of the globe depending upon the experiences that people have had with it and their understanding of the phenomenon.

Applying this in the context of student behavior, for example, it may be noted that the term “aggression” would not be something that is explained by social variables. rather the aggression itself would be equivalent to a social construct. A student’s personality and behavior would be explained by the specific meaning that “aggression” has in a particular context. The social context plays an important role in determining student behavior and their approach to learning. For example, Hamilton and Krashen (2006) point out the theory behind bilingual education, i.e, that students can be taught academic subjects in their native language, while they simultaneously learn English at a much slower pace. thereby helping them to prevent them falling back in their academic progress while learning English. Nonnative English speakers are likely to make better progress in learning English are likely to make better progress if they are taught academic concepts in their own language and social context which is more comprehensible to them and then transfer to English, rather than learning straight away in English which is an alien context for them to operate, where the meaning will be obscure.

Symbolic interactionism is an important theory that has been advocated in the context of social constructivism and its association with learning.