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- Parsing in Indian
Languages ... Editors: Kommaluri Vijayanand and L. Ramamoorthy
- English
Language Teaching (ELT) in Saudi Arabia: A Study of Learners' Needs
Analysis with Special Reference to Community College, Najran University
... Dr. Mohd. Mahib ur Rahman, Ph.D.
- Provision for
Linguistic Diversity and Linguistic Minorities in India
... Vanishree V.M., MAPL and ELT, M.A., PGDHRM.
- Impact
of Students' Attitudes on their Achievement in English: A Study in the
Yemeni Context ... Hassan Saeed Awadh Ba-Udhan
- A Study of B.ED.
Students' Attitude Towards Using Internet in Vellore District, Tamilnadu,
India ... T. Pushpanathan, M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed.
- Development of a Hindi
to Punjabi Machine Translation System, A Doctoral Dissertation
... Vishal Goyal, Ph.D.
- A Report on the State
of Urdu Literacy in India, 2010 ...
Omar Khalidi, Ph.D.
- English for Medical Students
of Hodeidah University, Yemen - A Pre-sessional Course ...
Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal, Ph.D. Scholar
- Global Perspective of
Teaching English Literature in Higher Education in Pakistan
...
Rabiah Rustam, M.S., Ph.D. Candidate
- Improving Chemmozhi
Learning and Teaching - Descriptive Studies in Classical-Modern Tamil
Grammar ...
A. Boologa Rambai, Ph.D.
- A Phonetic and Phonological
Study of the Consonants of English and Arabic ...
Abdulghani A. Al-Hattami, Ph.D. Candidate
- Some Aspects of Teaching-Learning
English as a Second Language ...
R. Krishnaveni, M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate
- The Influence
of First Language Grammar (L1) on the English Language (L2) Writing
of Tamil School Students: A Case Study from Malaysia ...
Mahendran Maniam, Ph.D. (ESL)
- Economics
of Crime : A Comparative Analysis of the Socio-Economic Conditions of
Convicted Female and Male Criminality In Selected Prisons in Tamil Nadu
...
S. Santhanalakshmi, Ph.D.
- Technique as
Voyage of Discovery: A Study of the Techniques in Dante's Paradiso
...
Raji Narasimhan, M.A.
- A Critical
Study of The Wasteland - Poetry as Metaphor ...
K. R. Vijaya, M.A., M.Phil.
- Language and Literature: An
Exposition - Papers Presented in the Karunya University National Seminar
...
Editor: J. Sundar Singh, Ph.D.
- Purism and Language
Planning in a Multilingual Context ...
L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
- Papers Presented in
the All-India Conference on Multimedia Enhanced Language Teaching -
MELT 2009 ...
L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D. and J.R. Nirmala, Ph.D.
- A Phonological Study
of Variety of English Spoken by Oriya Speakers in Western Orissa - A
Doctoral Dissertation ... Arun K. Behera, Ph.D.
- Phonological Analysis of
English Phonotactics of Syllable Initial and Final Consonant Clusters
by Yemeni Speakers of English ... Abdulghani. M. A. Al-Shuaibi,
M.A.
- A Study of Structural
Duplication in Tamil and Telugu - A Doctoral Dissertation
... Parimalagantham, Ph.D.
- The Politics
of Survival in the Novels of Margaret Atwood ... Pauline
Das, Ph.D.
- Nonverbal Communication
in Tamil Novels - A Book in Tamil ... M. S. Thirumalai,
Ph.D.
Girish Karnad as a Modern
Indian Dramatist - A Study ...
B. Reena, M.A., M.Phil.
- A Study of English
Loan Words in Selected Bahasa Melayu Newspaper Articles...
Shamimah Binti Haja Mohideen, M.HSc. (TESL)
- The Internal Landscape
and the Existential Agony of Women in Anjana Appachana’s Novel LISTENING
NOW, A Doctoral Dissertation ...
M. Poonkodi, Ph.D.
- Trends and
Spatial Patterns of Crime in India - A Case Study of a District in India
...
M. Jayamala,, Ph.D.
- The Trading Community
in Early Tamil Society Up To 900 AD ...
R. Jeyasurya, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
- A Study of Auxiliaries
in the Old and the Middle Tamil ...
A.Boologarambai, M.A., Ph.D.
- History of Growth
and Reforms of British Military Administration in India, 1848-1949
...
Hemalatha, M.A., M.Phil.
- Language of Mass Media:
A Study Based on Malayalam Broadcasts - A Doctoral Dissertation
...
K. Parameswaran, Ph.D.
- Form and Function
of Disorders in Verbal Narratives - A Doctoral Dissertation
...
Kandala Srinivasacharya, Ph.D.
- Status Marking
in Tamil - A Ph.D. Dissertation ...
P. Perumalsamy, Ph.D.
- LANGUAGE AND POWER
IN COMMUNICATION ...
Editors: Jennifer M. Bayer, Ph.D., and Pushpa Pai, Ph.D.
- Onomatopoeia in Tamil
...
V. Gnanasundaram, Ph.D.
- Linguistics
and Literature ...
C.Shunmugom, Ph.D., and C. Sivashanmugam, Ph.D., V. Thayalan, Ph.D.
and C. Sivakumar, Ph.D. (Editors)
- Translation:
New Dimensions ...
C.Shunmugom, Ph.D., and C. Sivashanmugam, Ph.D., Editors
- Language of
Headlines in Kannada Dailies ...
M. N. Leelavathi, Ph.D.
- Cooperative Learning
Incorporating Computer-Mediated Communication: Participation, Perceptions,
and Learning Outcomes in a Deaf Education Classroom ...
Michelle Pandian, M.S.
- The Effects of
Age on the Ability to Learn English As a Second Language
...
Mariam Dadabhai, B.A. Hons.
- A STUDY OF THE
SKILLS OF READING COMPREHENSION IN ENGLISH DEVELOPED BY STUDENTS OF
STANDARD IX IN THE SCHOOLS IN TUTICORIN DISTRICT, TAMILNADU
...
A. Joycilin Shermila, Ph.D.
- A Socio-Pragmatic
Comparative Study of Ostensible Invitations in English and Farsi
...
Mohammad Ali Salmani-Nodoushan, Ph.D.
- ADVANCED WRITING
- A COURSE TEXTBOOK ...
Parviz Birjandi, Ph.D.
Seyyed Mohammad Alavi, Ph.D.
Mohammad Ali Salmani-Nodoushan, Ph.D.
- TEXT FAMILIARITY, READING
TASKS, AND ESP TEST PERFORMANCE: A STUDY ON IRANIAN LEP AND NON-LEP
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS - A DOCTORAL DISSERTATION ...
Mohammad Ali Salmani-Nodoushan, Ph.D.
- A STUDY ON THE LEARNING
PROCESS OF ENGLISH
BY HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DHARMAPURI DISTRICT IN TAMILNADU ...
K. Chidambaram, Ph.D.
- SPEAKING STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME
COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE SITUATION - BANGLADESHIS
IN NEW ZEALAND ...
Harunur Rashid Khan
- THE PROBLEMS IN LEARNING
MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS IN ENGLISH AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ...
Chandra Bose, Ph.D. Candidate
- THE ROLE OF
VISION IN LANGUAGE LEARNING
- in Children with Moderate to Severe Disabilities ...
Martha Low, Ph.D.
- SANSKRIT
TO ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ...
S. Aparna, M.Sc.
- A LINGUISTIC STUDY
OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IN BANGLADESH
- A COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT by
Kamrul Hasan, Ph.D.
- COMMUNICATION VIA EYE
AND FACE in Indian Contexts by
M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
- COMMUNICATION
VIA GESTURE: A STUDY OF INDIAN CONTEXTS by M. S. Thirumalai,
Ph.D.
- CIEFL Occasional
Papers in Linguistics,
Vol. 1
- Language, Thought
and Disorder - Some Classic Positions by
M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
- English in India:
Loyalty and Attitudes
by Annika Hohenthal
- Language In Science
by M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
- Vocabulary Education
by B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
- A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF HINDI
AND MALAYALAM
by V. Geethakumary, Ph.D.
- LANGUAGE OF ADVERTISEMENTS
IN TAMIL
by Sandhya Nayak, Ph.D.
- An Introduction to TESOL:
Methods of Teaching English
to Speakers of Other Languages
by M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
- Transformation of
Natural Language
into Indexing Language:
Kannada - A Case Study
by B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
- How to Learn
Another Language?
by M.S.Thirumalai, Ph.D.
- Verbal Communication
with CP Children
by Shyamala Chengappa, Ph.D.
and M.S.Thirumalai, Ph.D.
- Bringing Order
to Linguistic Diversity
- Language Planning in
the British Raj by
Ranjit Singh Rangila,
M. S. Thirumalai,
and B. Mallikarjun
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Is Cooperative Learning Cooperative?
Rajesh Bojan, M.A., M.Phil.
Abstract
It is important to be skilful and knowledgeable, but it is equally necessary
to have the ability and approach of an effective cooperative worker, able
and willing to contribute our share of knowledge and skills expected in
a team-working environment. We are often thrown into situations where,
in some way or the other, we tend to seek the support of those whom we
believe could help us reach our target making matters easier for us. No
matter what kind of profession we belong to, there is always a necessity
to be cooperative in nature. Working together by distributing our knowledge
and work, understanding and supporting our co-workers, organizing the
steps of actions to be taken, identifying and negotiating the problems,
thereby constructing an ideal cooperative environment to operate, paves
way for positive outcomes. This paper examines the impact of cooperative
strategy on large classes and tries to explore the common instructional
problems associated with cooperative teaching.
Introduction
The technique of working in group is not new to us. Tracing back the
history of human evolution, there are innumerable archaeological evidences
that provide a clear picture of how thousands of years ago, even in materially
less advanced and less complex situations, humans have worked in groups
to fulfil their necessities. It may be difficult at this point to make
certain of what exactly would have led them to acquire this knowledge
and tendency. Was it innate in nature? Or their exposure to the hunting
styles of certain animals may have brought this knowledge to them, we
are not sure. Whatever may have been their source of knowledge, it is
obvious that the idea of combined effort is very ancient. Since then,
humans, as they formed more and more materially advanced communities,
have managed to understand and master the techniques of collaborative
effort. Be it in war, in trade, arts, science and technological developments
and what not, humans have mingled to produce mind-blowing creations.
Classroom Condition
If one devotes some time to observe certain schools and colleges in India,
it would be shocking to notice students being dumped into classes. Classes
have indeed become stockrooms where one could find unmanageable sum of
students unbearably occupying every space the classroom could provide.
I have myself been a victim to such unfortunate conditions both as a learner
and teacher. A class that could barely accommodate thirty or forty seats
contains candidates twice its strength. We do not know if there is any
quality and facility in such institutions, but they have been very successful
in managing and maintaining quantity year after year. Due to the functioning
of such educational institutions, education has almost lost its flavour
as a service, after all, becoming a highly competitive business. Under
such circumstances, teachers are exposed to a variety of challenges and
are held accountable for different responsibilities specifically related
to ESL/EFL practices.
This
is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE
ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.
Rajesh Bojan, M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor and Head
Department of English
Dr. R.V. Arts and Science College
Karamadai
Coimbatore 641 104
Tamilnadu, India
rajeshbojan@gmail.com
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