A Study of the Effects of Competitive Team-Based Learning and Structured Academic Controversy on the Language Proficiency of Iranian EFL College Seniors

Autor/in	Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad Hassan
Titel	A Study of the Effects of Competitive Team-Based Learning and Structured Academic Controversy on the Language Proficiency of Iranian EFL College Seniors
Quelle	In: International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 3 (2012) 4, S.54-69, Artikel 5 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-8607
DOI	10.4018/javet.2012100105
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; College Seniors; English (Second Language); College Second Language Programs; Teamwork; Cooperative Learning; Competition; Instructional Innovation; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Intermode Differences; Instructional Effectiveness; Academic Achievement; Pretests Posttests; Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension; Grammar; Speech Communication; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Kooperatives Lernen; Wettkampf; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Unterrichtserfolg; Schulleistung; Wortschatz; Leseverstehen; Grammatik
Abstract	This paper presents reports on an experimental study which intended to look into and compare the possible effects of this researcher's instructional innovation, Competitive Team-Based Learning (CTBL), with Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) -- the most popular method of Cooperative Learning (CL) -- on language proficiency of Iranian EFL college students. This goal, the intention to compare the effects of the select teaching methods on the dependent variable of the study, was addressed with respect to different-level achievers (i.e., low, average, and high achievers) of the target group in the field study, in Iran. Out of a total population of 68, forty EFL senior college students at Bojnord Azad University, in Iran, were selected to serve the study, after conducting a test of English language proficiency. The subjects were randomly put into control and experimental groups. While the control group were taught through SAC, the experimental group experienced learning the English language through CTBL. The results are explored further in the article and the author discusses the probable causes for the results of the study, sheds light on the pedagogical implications, and suggests recommendations for further research. (As Provided).
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