Learner-Learner Interaction during Pair and Small Group Activities in a Thai EFL Context

Autor/in	McDonough, Kim
Titel	Learner-Learner Interaction during Pair and Small Group Activities in a Thai EFL Context
Quelle	In: System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 32 (2004) 2, S.207-224 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0346-251X
DOI	10.1016/j.system.2004.01.003
Schlagwörter	Group Activities; Foreign Countries; Cooperative Learning; Interaction; Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods; Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Classroom Environment; Student Participation; Instructional Effectiveness; College Students; English (Second Language); Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gruppenaktivität; Ausland; Kooperatives Lernen; Interaktion; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Unterrichtserfolg; Collegestudent; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache
Abstract	The use of pair and small group activities in the second language (L2) classroom has been supported by both theoretical and pedagogical arguments. However, L2 researchers and practitioners have expressed concerns about their use in some instructional contexts. This small-scale study explored instructors' and learners' perceptions about the use of pair and small group activities in a Thai EFL context, and examined whether the learning opportunities theoretically attributed to pair and small group activities occurred in an intact classroom. It also investigated whether learners who actively participated during the pair and small group activities showed improved production of the target forms. Sixteen Thai EFL learners completed the pair and small group activities as part of their regularly scheduled English classes at a large public university in Northern Thailand. The results indicated that learners who had more participation during the pair and small group activities demonstrated improved production of the target forms, even though they did not perceive the activities as useful for learning language. Issues in the use of pair and small group activities in L2 classrooms are discussed. (Contains 6 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10