Learning English as a Second Language through Cooperative Learning

Abstract

Cooperative Learning is widely recognized at the global level as one of the recently developed theories of Learning. This study aims to investigate what strategies within Cooperative Learning teachers use in the English Classroom. An additional aim is to investigate how teachers believe Cooperative Learning contributes to interaction among students. The study focuses on the perspective of the teachers. Cooperative Learning is a pedagogical method with roots in the sociocultural perspective. Furthermore, it is described by Kagan and Stenlev (2006) as a method where students work in groups and cooperate in order to achieve the mutual goal. The findings indicate that the Cooperative Learning method is more effective than the traditional methods.