COOPERATIVE
LANGUAGE
LEARNING
Cooperative Language
Learning is;
. an approach
. also known as “Collaborative Learning”
. extension of the principles of CLT
. group learning activity
√ cooperation
group work
pair work
collaboration
cooperation competition
√ x
Background
in U.S.A
John DEWEY
rejection to teacher-centered teaching
systematic and extensive use of
cooperative activities in classroom
Theory of language and language
learning:
LANGUAGE
interactive/cooperative view of language.
function
structur interaction
e
LEARNING
Social
Critical Interactio
Thinking n
Goals of CLL:
participation of all students
Positive atmosphere in the class.
Avoidance of competition
Development of social and
communicational skills as well as learning
. No clear syllabus
. Various roles of teacher:
- faciliator of learning
- organizator of structure of the course
- collaborator of students
. Learners as member and collaborator
of groups
. Variation in instructional materials.
Teaching and Learning Activities
GROUP WORK
Types of CLL groups
(Johnson)
Formal Cooperative Informal Cooperative Cooperative
Learning Groups Learning Groups Base Groups
Major kinds of
CLL tasks
(Coelho)
Cooperative Projects
Team-practice from
Jigsaw Discovery
common input
learning
Examples
of
CLL
activities
(Olsen, Kagan)
Think Solve
- -
Three step Numbered
Roundtable Pair Pair
interview Heads
- -
Share Share
Critics to CLL:
- too much demand on teachers
- permanent use of group work
- difficulty in crowded classrooms
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