Investigating Chinese HE EFL Classrooms Using Collaborative Learning to Enhance Learning /

• Main Author: Lin, Lin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Education.; Language and education.; Language Education.

The volume makes an important contribution to our understanding, particularly of how predominantly a western construct is received in the Chinese learning context. It brings new sociocultural perspectives to bear on aspects of innovation in language teaching by pursuing a comprehensive and in-depth...

Table of Contents:

• Background to Collaborative Learning and Chinese EFL Education
• Exploring Collaborative Learning: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives
• Tenets and Practices of Collaborative Learning in Classrooms: Empirical Supports
• The Collaborative Learning Research Project: From Theory to Practice
• Research Instruments
• Evaluating the Use and Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning: Students’ Interactional Behaviors
• Collaboration as Conducive to Learning: Students’ Preferences for Learning and Attainments
• Collaborative Learning in Practice: Toward a Pedagogy
• Attitudes and Motivation
• Conclusions: Toward a Broader Pedagogy.