Cooperative Learning in Acquisition of the English Language Skills

Year 2018, , 591 - 600, 15.07.2018

Ozlem Yavuz Ali Arslan

https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.7.3.591

Abstract

The
purpose of the study is to reveal the effect of cooperative learning on
language skills in an English course. The study was carried out for 5 weeks
with 66 students studying at the 10th grade at an Anatolian high school in the
district of Karadeniz Eregli in Zonguldak during the fall term of the 2015-2016
academic year. The design of the study was ‘nonequivalent control groups
pre-test post-test’ which is one of quasi-experimental designs. Data were
gathered using an achievement test measuring students’ vocabulary knowledge,
grammar knowledge, reading comprehension and listening skills. Results showed
that cooperative learning had a larger effect on vocabulary knowledge, grammar,
listening and reading skills compared to traditional method.

Keywords

Cooperative learning, vocabulary knowledge, grammar, listening, reading comprehension, English Course, high school

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