Russian legacy in Applied Linguistics: Activity Theory

Abstract

This paper aims at highlighting contributions to Language Studies from the Russians: 
Vygostky’s, Leontiev's, and Davydov's, specially Activity Theory (AT). Thus, we present a 
brief historical overview of AT, focusing on its origins and generations. Next, we present 
recent researches carried out in contexts mediated by digital technology of information 
and communication (DTIC) which used Activity Theory as method for data analysis