Using Cooperative Learning Strategies to Develop Rural Primary Students' English Oral Performance

Autor/inn/en	Nievecela, Lilian C.; Ortega-Auquilla, Diego
Titel	Using Cooperative Learning Strategies to Develop Rural Primary Students' English Oral Performance
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 12 (2019) 11, S.74-84 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Learning; Program Effectiveness; Rural Schools; Elementary School Students; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Language Proficiency; Oral Language; Foreign Countries; Language Skills; Grade 7; Comprehension; Interaction; Accuracy; Pronunciation; Language Fluency; Ecuador + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kooperatives Lernen; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Verstehen; Verständnis; Interaktion; Aussprache
Abstract	This small-scale quasi-experimental research study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of cooperative learning (CL) strategies in the achievement of students' oral performance at the A1 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level. The study participants were twenty-four seventh graders from a small rural primary school located on the southern part of Cuenca city. The quantitative part was based on a descriptive statistic study. It was collected through the students' speaking pre and post-test. The results were processed and analyzed through SPSS version 25. To compare the mean scores of the students in the pre and post- test, a T test for one sample was used. In addition, the qualitative part based on phenomenological research was gathered through direct classroom observations and group discussion. Findings indicated that: firstly, the study participants reached their A1 oral performance level in the evaluation criteria of comprehension, interaction, fluency, pronunciation. Secondly, students had positive attitudes toward CL strategies. Thirdly, through CL strategies students became more motivated and less reluctant during oral participation. In light of the findings, CL should be adopted in primary English learning as it helps improve learners' EFL peaking skill. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01