Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of cooperative learning on the social skills of EFL learners, the study provides definition of cooperative learning strategies by different scholars , the researcher has attempted to discuss the different definitions so as to make the ideas behind cooperative learning clear ,it also affords types of cooperative learning through mentioning three of them , Formal Cooperative Learning Groups, Informal Cooperative Learning Groups, and Cooperative Base Groups, moreover the study also shows the different cooperative methods such as , Student Team Learning (STL), Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD), Teams Games Tournaments (TGT),Team Assisted Instruction (TAI) ,and Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC), Furthermore the study highlights the relationship between CL Strategies and Social Skills which focused on the point that students who have never been taught the prerequisite social skills cannot be expected to work together effectively. Then some social skills haven been mentioned as examples. As well as the Social Interdependence Theory, Finally the researcher concluded this study by suggesting that in order to implement cooperative learning strategies, students must have the prerequisite interpersonal and small group skills and be motivated to use them.
Keywords: Cooperative learning, Social skills, EFl learners.
Title: Cooperative learning Methods and Social skills
Author: Omer Mohamed Elghali Abdalla, Dr. Ienas Ahmed Abdelrahman
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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