Reducing Anxiety and Shyness for Oral Interaction Improvement in a Cooperative Learning Environment
This article reports on the investigation carried out at rural school in Ubaté (Cundinamarca). Participants were sixteen English students. The aim of the study was to explore how cooperative learning reduces ninth graders’ anxiety and shyness in the English classes. In order to achieve this objectiv...
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Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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| author | Robayo Guerrero, Jorge Orlando |
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| description | This article reports on the investigation carried out at rural school in Ubaté (Cundinamarca). Participants were sixteen English students. The aim of the study was to explore how cooperative learning reduces ninth graders’ anxiety and shyness in the English classes. In order to achieve this objective, an action research study was conducted. Interviews, teacher’s diary and workshops were used for data collection. The main findings suggested that after five workshops anxiety and shyness’ signs have reduced when students were cooperative to interact orally. In addition, cooperative learning was an effective tool not just to reduce anxiety and shyness, but also to involve them in their own English learning process, English learning |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-75392022-06-16T17:38:19Z Reducing Anxiety and Shyness for Oral Interaction Improvement in a Cooperative Learning Environment Robayo Guerrero, Jorge Orlando Ninth graders Anxiety Shyness Cooperative Learning English Learning This article reports on the investigation carried out at rural school in Ubaté (Cundinamarca). Participants were sixteen English students. The aim of the study was to explore how cooperative learning reduces ninth graders’ anxiety and shyness in the English classes. In order to achieve this objective, an action research study was conducted. Interviews, teacher’s diary and workshops were used for data collection. The main findings suggested that after five workshops anxiety and shyness’ signs have reduced when students were cooperative to interact orally. In addition, cooperative learning was an effective tool not just to reduce anxiety and shyness, but also to involve them in their own English learning process, English learning Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2017-11-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/7539 10.19053/2011835X.7539 Enletawa Journal; Vol. 9 No. 1 (2016): January - June Enletawa Journal; Vol. 9 Núm. 1 (2016): January - June 2463-1965 2011-835X eng https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/7539/6231 Copyright (c) 2017 ENLETAWA JOURNAL |
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