Cooperative Language Learning: Enhance Student Interaction
Role of Instructional Material
Thanks to the materials, students can work cooperatively. Same materials can be used, but variations are required. For students working in groups, one set of materials is needed for each.
Procedure
Example of carrying out a cooperative writing lesson:
- The teacher assigns the students to pairs.
- Students tell each other what they are planning to write. Student A listens to student B’s ideas, and they discuss them. Student A outlines B’s ideas and gives him/her their written