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LEARNING TOGETHER IN THE MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM

ISBN: 0-88751-064-7    View Graphical Site    Go Back

How many students should be in a group? How long should a group stay together? How can groups be managed so that real learning happens? How can noise be controlled? How can group work improve race relations?

In Learning Together in the Multicultural Classroom, Elizabeth Coelho, one of North America's best-known speakers on co-operative learning, answers all these questions as well as many, many more. Drawing on her vast experience of theory and research, not only in co-operative learning but also in language across the curriculum and second language acquisition, she provides her readers with a wealth of practical ideas for making groupwork work in a multicultural context.

Audience: All teachers involved in striving to establish successful and harmonious multicultural learning environment.

Paperback  6" x 9"

The Myth of Healthy Competition
  The Competitive Ethic in Society
  The Competitive Ethic in the Classroom
  Conclusion

The Truth about Cooperation
  Minority Achievement in Cooperative Classrooms
  Student to Student: The Power of the Study Group
  Affective Development in Cooperative Classrooms
  Race Relations in Cooperative Classrooms
  Conclusion

Language and Learning
  Teacher Talk and Student Talk
  The Problem of Implementation
  Cooperative Learning: Making Groupwork Work
  Cooperative Learning and the Language Learner
  Student Interaction in the Cooperative Classroom
  Cooperative Learning and the Communicative Approach
  Language through Content
  Integrating ESL Students into Mainstream Classrooms
  Conclusion

Key Components of Cooperative Classrooms
  Group Formation and Management
  Task Design
  The Social Component
  Exploratory Talk
  Conclusion

Beginning Groupwork
  Forming Groups
  Breaking the Ice
  Developing Oral Strategies through Group Interaction
  Conclusion

Three Kinds of Group Task
  Group Practice and Coaching
  Jigsaw
  Cooperative Projects
  Conclusion

Resources and References
  Resources for Teachers
  References

"This book provides a good introduction to the uses of cooperative learning, especially for teachers whose groups are culturally mixed."
--  Myra Garber in Journal of Reading

"A skillful bridge between collaborative and cooperative learning, illuminating the usefulness of both approaches and integrating them in practice."
-- Liana Forest in Cooperative Learning Magazine