Enhancing student learning through cooperative learning / Khairunisa Nikman

Cooperative learning is one of the many teaching approaches introduced 1Jy scholars in which small teams, with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. There are various researches done on the implementation of cooperative learning strategies in learning classrooms. However, those researches also revealed some challenges in exercising cooperative learning for ESL learners. This paper looks into the overview of cooperative learning, its possibilities and challenges, as well as the benefits of incorporating this learning style in classrooms, thus allowing for pedagogical implications in English language and teaching.