▁perspective ▁is ▁exam ined ▁in ▁The ▁Modern ▁Language ▁Journal ▁“ A ▁Soci oc ult ural ▁Pers pective ▁on ▁Language ▁Learning ▁Str ateg ies : ▁The ▁Ro le ▁of ▁Med iation ” ▁by ▁Richard ▁Don ato ▁and ▁Da wn ▁McC orm ick . ▁According ▁to ▁Don ato ▁and ▁McC orm ick ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁“ So ci oc ult ural ▁theory ▁maintain s ▁that ▁social ▁interaction ▁and ▁cultural ▁institutions , ▁such ▁as ▁schools , ▁class rooms , ▁etc ., ▁have ▁important ▁roles ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁an ▁individual ’ s ▁cogn itive ▁growth ▁and ▁development .” ▁“ We ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁perspective ▁goes ▁beyond ▁current ▁cogn itive ▁and ▁social ▁psych ological ▁conception s ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁language ▁learning , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁assume ▁that ▁language ▁tasks ▁and ▁context s ▁are ▁general izable . ▁The ▁soci oc ult ural ▁perspective , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁views ▁language ▁learning ▁tasks ▁and ▁context s ▁as ▁situated ▁activities ▁that ▁are ▁contin ually ▁under ▁development ▁( 2 2 ) ▁and ▁that ▁are ▁influ ential ▁upon ▁individuals ’ ▁strateg ic ▁orient ations ▁to ▁class room ▁learning .” ▁ ▁Health ▁factors ▁The ▁soci oc ult ural ▁perspective ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁here ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assess ▁use ▁of ▁mental ▁health ▁services ▁for ▁imm igr ants : ▁“ From ▁a ▁soci oc ult ural ▁perspective , ▁this ▁article ▁reviews ▁causes ▁of ▁mental ▁health ▁service ▁under ▁use ▁among ▁Chinese ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁discuss es ▁practice ▁imp lications . ▁Fact ors ▁explaining ▁service ▁under ▁use ▁among ▁Chinese ▁imm igr ants ▁are