A study of teaching listening by Dara Yusnida 1 Asnawi Muslem Abdul Manan

Co-operative Learning in Listening

Co-operative learning in listening is defined in terms of its purpose

for  using  various  learning  activities  that  accommodate  different

learning styles to enhance students’ participation and understanding of

the topic by creating an atmosphere of achievement. “It also promotes

and  enhances  students’  self-worth  and  communication  skills  which

leads  to  academic  achievement  and  interpersonal  skills”  (Motlhaka,

2012,  p. 20).  In  other  words,  students  orally  explain  how  to  solve

problems or discuss concepts being learned.

Co-operative learning through group work or pair work encourages

a  non-threatening,  collaborative  environment  for  learning,  in  which

students work together to ask each other questions, debate topics, share

ideas  and  learn  from  each  other.  Some  popular  strategies  that  can  be

used with all students to learn using co-operative learning strategies are

round-table, write around, numbered heads together and jigsaw.