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Type :article
Subject :L Education (General)
Main Author :Ting, Ma
Additional Authors :Maria Shu Hong Bee Abdullah
Title :Cooperative learning foster critical thinking in mainland China: a review
Place of Production :Tanjong Malim
Publisher :Fakulti Bahasa dan Komunikasi
Year of Publication :2020
Corporate Name :Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
This paper reviews the benefits of conducting communicative language teaching through cooperative learning in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) of English Major students in mainland China. In a foreign language learning context, a cooperative learning environment that structured students in group learning situations foster critical thinking. The paper reveals cooperative learning cultivate university students’ communicative language learning and critical thinking abilities.  

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