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A set of seven Cooperative Learning activities for developing EFL oral fluency

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Description

The article enumerates the Cooperative Learning activities the researcher selected for fostering peer interaction and communicative language development: "(Jigsaw - Round Table and Round Robin - Three-Step Interview - Role-Play -Numbered Heads Together - Think-Pair-Share - Carousel Brainstorming)." Each structure is described: jigsaw is a special form of information gap with specific information per member; Round Robin gives each person an equal chance to contribute orally while hindering evaluative talk; Three-Step Interview requires each person to produce and receive language; Think-Pair-Share moves through individual thinking, pair discussion and whole-class sharing. The experimental group practiced all prescribed topics through these activities for a whole month.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • The article states that for small group learning to be truly cooperative, teachers must ensure positive interdependence, face-to-face interaction, individual accountability, and determination of each student's mastery level so students can support one another.

Constraints

  • The article warns that placing socially unskilled students in a learning group and telling them to cooperate will not be successful; students must be taught the social skills needed for cooperation and motivated to use them.

Target Learners

  • First-year university EFL students

Learning Goals

  • Oral fluency of speaking, including vocabulary use, grammatical structures, smooth speaking, effective communication, and pronunciation and intonation

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Hassan Alrayah. (2018). The Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning Activities in Enhancing EFL Learners' Fluency. English Language Teaching, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n4p21
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title A set of seven Cooperative Learning activities for developing EFL oral fluency
description The article enumerates the Cooperative Learning activities the researcher selected for fostering peer interaction and communicative language development: "(Jigsaw - Round Table and Round Robin - Three-Step Interview -...
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