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INVESTIGATING EFL LEARNERS’ READING SKILLS USING THE COOPERATIVE TEACHING METHOD IN A SAUDI ARABIAN CONTEXT
Corresponding Author(s) : Badia Hakim
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 8 No. 4 (2020): July
Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the reading skills using a comparative account of two groups of EFL learners’ reading achievements.
Methodology: Two gatherings of understudies were chosen and dispersed into a control and a test gathering. The benchmark group was 50 blended capacity middle level 104 understudies who were presented to the regular educator drove procedure of instructing perusing. The exploratory gathering was 50 blended capacity middle of the road level 104 understudies who were instructed with the jigsaw understanding philosophy. The students' age go was between 17 – 21 and studied Arts, Mathematics, and Biology.
Result: The discoveries of the quantitative examination indicated the positive effect of the jigsaw procedure as a successful helpful learning technique. Contrasted with the ordinary instructor drove showing strategy, the jigsaw method improves the advancement of the understudies' perusing abilities all the more proficiently.
Applications: The results can be used in group work for reading strategies, positively sharing ideas, the participation of each learner in a group as an individual, cooperation, and showing good social skills for sharing knowledge.
Novelty/Originality: The T-test was performed on data-independent samples, which showed a significant difference (P = 0.000) between the data collected from the experimental and control groups. These results have not been observed in the results of other articles so far. This is due to the accuracy of the method used in this method.
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- Abd El Sami Ali, M. F. (2001). The effect of using jigsaw reading technique on the EFL pre-service teachers’ reading anxiety and comprehension. Journal of Education College, 3, 1-21.
- Aronson, E., Blaney, N., Stephan, C., Sikes, J., & Snapp, M. (1978). The jigsaw classroom. Beverly Hills.
- Ashman, A., & Gillies, R. (Eds.). (2003). Cooperative learning: The social and intellectual outcomes of learning in groups. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203465264 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203465264
- Badawi, G. H. (2008). The effect of jigsaw on the entire class instruction on EFL students’ reading motivation and achievement. Cooperative learning techniques https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/co operative/techniques.html.
- Cohen, D., Gopinath, B., Honig, M., Keese, W., Levin, P., Myers, J., ... & Vollaro, J. (1986). C: an environment for specifying complex systems. In Unknown Host Publication Title (pp. 632-637). IEEE.
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- David W. Johnson, Roger T. (1994). Johnson, Edythe Johnson Holubec -Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Education.
- Durukan, E. (2011). Effects of cooperative integrated reading and composition (CIRC) technique on reading-writing skills. Educational Research and Reviews, 6(1), 102.
- Jalilifar, A. (2010). The effect of cooperative learning techniques on college students’ reading comprehension. System, 38(1), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.12.009 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.12.009
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- Khorshidi, M. (1999). Cooperative learning and reading comprehension. Unpublished Master of Arts thesis, University of Science and Technology, Iran. Retrieved July, 9, 2011.
- Pica, T. (2000). Tradition and transition in English language teaching methodology. System, 28(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(99)00057-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(99)00057-3
- Rahvard, Z. J. (2010). Cooperative learning strategies and reading comprehension. California Linguistic Notes, 35(2), 1-15.
- Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2014). Approaches and methods in language teaching. Cambridge university press.
- Shaaban, K., & Ghaith, G. (2005). The theoretical relevance and efficacy of using cooperative learning in the ESL/EFL classroom. TESL Reporter, 38(2), 14-28.
- Sharan, S., & Sharan, Y. (1976). Small-group teaching.
- Fageeh, A. I. (2011). EFL learners’ use of blogging for developing writing skills and enhancing attitudes towards English learning: An exploratory study. Journal of Language and Literature, 2(1), 31-48.
- Mahmoud, M. M. A. (2014). The effectiveness of using the cooperative language learning approach to enhance EFL writing skills among Saudi university students. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 5(3), 616. https://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.5.3.616-625 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.5.3.616-625
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Abd El Sami Ali, M. F. (2001). The effect of using jigsaw reading technique on the EFL pre-service teachers’ reading anxiety and comprehension. Journal of Education College, 3, 1-21.
Aronson, E., Blaney, N., Stephan, C., Sikes, J., & Snapp, M. (1978). The jigsaw classroom. Beverly Hills.
Ashman, A., & Gillies, R. (Eds.). (2003). Cooperative learning: The social and intellectual outcomes of learning in groups. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203465264 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203465264
Badawi, G. H. (2008). The effect of jigsaw on the entire class instruction on EFL students’ reading motivation and achievement. Cooperative learning techniques https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/co operative/techniques.html.
Cohen, D., Gopinath, B., Honig, M., Keese, W., Levin, P., Myers, J., ... & Vollaro, J. (1986). C: an environment for specifying complex systems. In Unknown Host Publication Title (pp. 632-637). IEEE.
Epstein, J. L., & Dauber, S. L. (1991). School programs and teacher practices of parent involvement in inner-city elementary and middle schools. The elementary school journal, 91(3), 289-305. https://doi.org/10.1086/461656 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/461656
Wu, T. T., Huang, Y. M., Shadiev, R., Lin, L., & StarÄiÄ, A. I. (Eds.). (2018). Innovative Technologies and Learning: First International Conference, ICITL 2018, Portoroz, Slovenia, August 27–30, 2018, Proceedings (Vol. 11003). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99737-7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99737-7
David W. Johnson, Roger T. (1994). Johnson, Edythe Johnson Holubec -Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Education.
Durukan, E. (2011). Effects of cooperative integrated reading and composition (CIRC) technique on reading-writing skills. Educational Research and Reviews, 6(1), 102.
Jalilifar, A. (2010). The effect of cooperative learning techniques on college students’ reading comprehension. System, 38(1), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.12.009 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.12.009
Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (2011). Cooperative learning. The encyclopedia of peace psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470672532.wbepp066 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470672532.wbepp066
Kagan, S. (1985). Dimensions of cooperative classroom structures. In Learning to cooperate, cooperating to learn (pp. 67-96). Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3650-9_3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3650-9_3
Khorshidi, M. (1999). Cooperative learning and reading comprehension. Unpublished Master of Arts thesis, University of Science and Technology, Iran. Retrieved July, 9, 2011.
Pica, T. (2000). Tradition and transition in English language teaching methodology. System, 28(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(99)00057-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(99)00057-3
Rahvard, Z. J. (2010). Cooperative learning strategies and reading comprehension. California Linguistic Notes, 35(2), 1-15.
Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2014). Approaches and methods in language teaching. Cambridge university press.
Shaaban, K., & Ghaith, G. (2005). The theoretical relevance and efficacy of using cooperative learning in the ESL/EFL classroom. TESL Reporter, 38(2), 14-28.
Sharan, S., & Sharan, Y. (1976). Small-group teaching.
Fageeh, A. I. (2011). EFL learners’ use of blogging for developing writing skills and enhancing attitudes towards English learning: An exploratory study. Journal of Language and Literature, 2(1), 31-48.
Mahmoud, M. M. A. (2014). The effectiveness of using the cooperative language learning approach to enhance EFL writing skills among Saudi university students. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 5(3), 616. https://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.5.3.616-625 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.5.3.616-625