The use of cooperative learning as a way to foster students’ english oral skills

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of cooperative learning on the English oral skills proficiency of students at a private university in Pasto, Colombia during the first and second semester of the Academic Year 2016. It was an action research Project whose design counted on one control group and one experimental group. The latter participated in cooperative learning activities altogether with regular language instruction. The ongoing data was collected through a teacher’s log and direct observations from the part of the teacher and from the part of two English teachers from the same University. After the study, it was observed that students’ speaking skill improved notoriously compared to the initial stage.