Socio-Cultural Theory

1. The 4 spheres of of influence

1.1. the microsystem

1.1.1. the child's immediate environment

1.2. the mesosystem

1.2.1. the layer of interaction that exists between two microsystems

1.3. the exosystem

1.3.1. local, national, and worldwide events

1.4. the macrosystem

1.4.1. consistencies between microsystem and mesostems

2. Bronfenbrenner

3. Influences on language

3.1. social

3.2. cultural

3.3. historical