COOPERATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING APPROACH

This paper presents teaching strategies and techniques in a quick reference format. Cooperative learning is based on learner-centred method involving the four most important learning cycles as follows the action, reflection, knowledge, planning. This new method of foreign language learning is organized as a conversation between the learners. Communication is considered as a primary purpose and takes place upon certainly agreed set of cooperative rules. In these circumstances students’ are managed to accomplish their goals and it gives the positive relationship among other students and also helps them to build healthy social, psychological and cognitive development. It replaces competition with cooperation through interactive activities including the stress reduction. This method helps you to use a target language without second thought or translating in your native language; learners play more active roles and act as recourses of each other