Pair & Groupwork vs Teacher-Student Interaction
According to Mckay & Tom (Teaching Adult Second Language Learners, CUP, 1999, p. 26), working in groups helps students feel they are part of a community. They come to know each other as individuals & friends Pair- and groupwork serves an important pedagogical purpose, because it provides more opportunities for individuals to talk than does […]
Posted on February 2, 2009 at 3:17 am by Stacey · Permalink
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In: groupwork, Learning Language Teaching, Teacher Skills · Tagged with: adult learners, groupwork, pairwork
In: groupwork, Learning Language Teaching, Teacher Skills · Tagged with: adult learners, groupwork, pairwork
Is Studying 1-to-1 Pairwork?
Does studying 1-to-1 qualify as pairwork? And is it necessarily teacher-centered and bad? Anyone?
Posted on January 9, 2009 at 12:48 am by Stacey · Permalink
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In: Collaborative Learning, E-Learning Design & Management, groupwork, Learning Language Teaching, Observations · Tagged with: 1-to-1, mind-boggling thoughts, pairwork
In: Collaborative Learning, E-Learning Design & Management, groupwork, Learning Language Teaching, Observations · Tagged with: 1-to-1, mind-boggling thoughts, pairwork