Cooperative-Language-Learning.ppt

,IfyouhaveanappleandIhaveanappleandweexchangetheseapplesthenyouandIwillstilleachhaveoneapple.ButifyouhaveanideaandIhaveanideaandweexchangetheseideas,theneachofuswillhavetwoideas.,CooperativeLearning,OUTLINE,Whatiscooperativelearning?TypesofcooperativelearninggroupsDesignProcedureKeyelementsConclusion,Whatiscooperativelearning?,Cooperativelearningisasuccessfulteachingstrategyinwhichsmallteams,eachwithstudentsofdifferentlevelsofability,useavarietyoflearningactivitiestoimprovetheirunderstandingofasubject.Eachmemberofateamisresponsiblenotonlyforlearningwhatistaughtbutalsoforhelpingteammateslearn,thuscreatinganatmosphereofachievement.Studentsworkthroughtheassignmentuntilallgroupmemberssuccessfullyunderstandandcompleteit.,Typesofcooperativelearninggroups,Therearethreetypesofcooperativelearninggroups:1.Formalcooperativelearninggroups2.Informalcooperativelearninggroups3.Cooperativebasegroups,1.FormalcooperativelearninggroupsTheselastfromoneclassperiodtoseveralweeksandestablishedforaspecifictaskandinvolvestudentsworkingtogethertoachievesharedlearninggoals,2.InformalcooperativelearninggroupsTheselastfromafewminutestoaclassperiodandareusedtofocusstudentsattentionortofacilitatelearningduringdirectteaching,3.CooperativebasegroupsItconsistsofheterogeneouslearninggroupswithstablemembershipwhoseprimarypurposeistoallowmemberstogiveeachotherthesupport,helpandencouragementtheyneedtosucceedacademically.,Approach:theoryoflanguageandtheoryoflearning,TheoryoflanguageSupportbothstructuralandfunctionalmodelsaswellasinteractionalmodelsoflanguageTheoryoflearingLearnersdevelopcommunicativecompetenceinalanguagebyconversinginsociallyorpedagogicallystructuressituations,Design,Objectivesa)fostercooperationratherthancompetitionb)developcriticalthingkingskillsc)developcommunicativecompetence,LearnerrolesTheprimaryroleofthelearnerisasamemberofagroupwhomustworkcooperativelyontaskswithothergroupmembers._tutor,checker,recorder,andinformationshares.Teacherrolesanimportantrolefortheteacheristhatoffacilitatoroflearning.(createahighlystructuredandwellorganizedlearningenvironmentintheclassroom,settinggoals,planningtasksandassigningstudentstogroupsandroles)Theroleofinstructionalmaterialsmaterialsplayanimportantpartincreatingopportunitiesforstudentstoworkcooperatively.,procedure,1Teacherassignsstudentstopairswithatleastonegoodreaderineachpair.2StudentAdescribes,StudentBlistensandoutlinesAsidea.3StudentAandBsrolehaveexchange4Studentsindividuallyresearchthematerialtheyneedandkeepinganeyeoutformaterialusefultotheirpartner5Thestudentsworktogethertowritethefirstparagraphofeachcompositions6Studentswritetheircompositionsindividually.7Theyproofreadeachotherscompositionsandmakingcorrections.8Studentsrevisetheircompositions.9Studentsrereadeachotherscompositionsandsigntheirnamestoindicatethateachcompositionsiserror-free,keyelementsofsuccessfulgroup-basedlearning.,PositiveinterdependenceFace-to-faceinteraction,Positiveinterdependence,Positiveinterdependenceissuccessfullystructuredwhengroupmembersperceivethattheyarelinkedwitheachotherinawaythatonecannotsucceedunlesseveryonesucceeds.Groupgoalsandtasks,therefore,mustbedesignedandcommunicatedtostudentsinwaysthatmakethembelievetheysinkorswimtogether.Whenpositiveinterdependenceissolidlystructured,ithighlightsthat(a)eachgroupmemberseffortsarerequiredandindispensableforgroupsuccessand(b)eachgroupmemberhasauniquecontributiontomaketothejointeffortbecauseofhisorherresourcesandtaskresponsibilities.,Face-to-faceinteraction,Studentsneedtodorealworktogetherinwhichtheypromoteeachotherssuccessbysharingresourcesandhelping,supporting,encouraging,andapplaudingeachotherseffortstoachieve.Thereareimportantcognitiveactivitiesandinterpersonaldynamicsthatcanonlyoccurwhenstudentspromoteeachotherslearning.Thisincludesorallyexplaininghowtosolveproblems,teachingonesknowledgetoothers,checkingforunderstanding,discussingconceptsbeinglearned,andconnectingpresentwithpastlearning.,Conclusion,Advantages1.Itisagoodwaytodevelopfriendshipwithpleasure.2.freedomtoteacherstomasternewprofessionalskills,particularlythoseemphasizingcommunication.3.toprovideopportunitiesforlearnerstodevelopsuccessfullearningandcommunicationskills.4.toenhancelearnermotivationandreducelearnerstressandtocreateapositiveaffective.,Disadvantages1.studentscantaccepttheirnewroleseasilythatmeansteachershouldnottaketheorientedroleanymore,buthandleittostudents.2.somebadhabitsmayoccuramongstudents(suchassomestudentsdontevenneedtotryequall