Active Learning: English Language Teaching via Write Share Learn Strategy

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 214 - 220, 01.07.2020

Cavide Demirci Mehmet Akcaalan

https://doi.org/10.24331/ijere.732948

Cited By: 2

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The aim of investigation is to examine opinions of 11th grade high school students via “write, share,
learn strategy” of active learning approach in language teaching. The students were asked some
questions so as to determine their opinions for the strategy. The questions for the students were
created by three English teachers and a university instructor. The students in the research studied in
the 11th grade and their class size consisted of 20 students. The application of the write, share and
learn strategy was lasted in 5 lessons time in two weeks. So as to apply the active learning strategy
smoothly, the music lesson classroom of the school was used by admittance of school principal. It
may be understood that the students’ satisfaction about the lesson was compelled to rise by the
active learning strategy. Write, share and learn strategy of active learning pedagogy has an
importantly strong effects on students’ learning perceptions. The results demonstrate that
compounding these aspects of active learning may support teachers to teach efficaciously and so
students can acquire actively in learning settings

Anahtar Kelimeler

Active Learning, English Language Teaching, Write Share Learn Strategy

Kaynakça

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