
A Study of Cooperative Learning in Higher College English Teaching
Author(s) -
Chen Jing,
Wang Ying
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
theory and practice in language studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-0692
pISSN - 1799-2591
DOI - 10.4304/tpls.3.7.1258-1263
Subject(s) - mathematics education , college english , computer science , psychology
Cooperative learning has been used not only as both an instructional method, but also as a learning tool at various subjects and different level of educations. The aim of this study is through comparing the traditional lecture-based method and the cooperative learning method in the higher college English teaching, in order to explore how higher college students perceive the means of cooperative learning in terms of English oral performance, English learning attitudes or motivation, social skills, and the lowering of anxiety in speaking English