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Cooperative language learning and reading skills
(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Idiomas, 2021-03-01) Castillo Altamirano, Danilo Israel; Suárez Mosquera, Wilma Elizabeth
The learning process is a complex system in which teachers and students are an important part. It is important for teachers to apply the appropriate methods and strategies in the classroom to effectively develop skills on students. This research intended to determine the influence that Cooperative Language Learning approach has on learners´ reading skills. In order to conduct the experiment, a quasi-experimental research was used. The study lasted a period of 2 weeks, with 5 sessions in total. All the sessions were carried out the application zoom, using the option breakout rooms most of the time. The population of the study was 40 students, 30 women and 10 men from second semester of Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros at Universidad Técnica de Ambato. For data collection the instrumetns that the researcher used were a reading pre-test at the beginning of the study to identify students´ level in the reading skill and a post-test which was taken by students at the end of the treatment to determine the effect after they worked with cooperative language learning approach. After gathering the results of the treatment, it can be concluded Cooperative Language Learning did not have a great impact on student´s reading skills.