The Effects of Cooperative Language Learning Strategies on Learning Active and Passive Structures among Iranian EFL Learners

Subject Areas : Journal of Teaching English Language Studies

Abbas Rahmani ¹ , Mohammad Taghi Hassani ²

1 - MA, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch
2 - PhD, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch

Received: 2015-04-04 Accepted : 2015-05-04 Published : 2015-05-01

Keywords: strategy, Cooperative learning, cooperative language learning, cooperative learning activities, group work,

Abstract :

This study aims at investigating the effects of cooperative language learning on learning active and passive structures among Iranian EFL students. The participants of the study were 60 high school students that were selected from third grade of Barikbin high school in Qazvin. All of the participants were male. Their level of proficiency was intermediate. Then the participants were divided into two groups: experimental and control groups. Their age was between 16-17 years old. The experimental groupreceived passive and active structures’ instruction through cooperative language learning strategies and control group received normal instruction regarding passive and active structures. At the end of treatment, the post test was held in order to measure the difference between experimental and control groups’ achievements. The results show that that cooperative language learning strategies had significant effects on Iranian EFL students’ active and passive structures.

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