Cooperative learning in development of speaking skill in students of bachillerato

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of cooperative learning in English learning process, through communicative approach among students of bachillerato at Unidad Educativa General Eloy Alfaro and the influence of cooperative learning on speaking skill development. This study brings together the fields of cooperative learning, the acquisition of a second language, as well as second/foreign language teaching to create optimal schooling experiences for students. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected for the study and mixed methods were used for analysis. During the implementation, students learned to work cooperatively and showed an improvement in the different aspects of the speaking skill. There were significant differences found between the results of pre and posttest. After the implementation they were able to pronounce better, they could speak more fluently and they were more accurate when they spoke. The major findings of this study suggested that cooperative learning helped significantly to enhance the junior high school learners’ oral communicative competence and their motivation toward learning English. Based upon the conclusions drawn from the study, cooperative learning was thus recommended to be integrated into the school English instruction as part of the Curriculum.