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The Effectiveness of Using Collaborative Learning to Improve Descriptive Paragraph Writing of ESL Learners

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dc.contributor.author Karunarathna, Wimarshana S
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-02T09:59:09Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-02T09:59:09Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.citation Karunarathna Wimarshana S (2023), The Effectiveness of Using Collaborative Learning to Improve Descriptive Paragraph Writing of ESL Learners, 6th International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2023), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. P154 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/26634
dc.description.abstract This study examined the effectiveness of using collaborative learning to improve descriptive paragraph writing skills of students of English as a second language. The aim was to determine whether students who were involved in collaborative learning produced better written descriptive paragraphs in terms of content, organization, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics than students who wrote individually. An experimental research design was implemented in the study as data was collected through a pre-test and a post-test. A convenience sample of 40 Grade 12 students (28 female and 12 male students) who learn English as a second language participated in this study. These students were randomly assigned to two groups. 20 were assigned to the experimental group and were asked to write paragraphs collaboratively, while the other 20 were assigned to the control group and were asked to write paragraphs individually. The same descriptive paragraph writing lessons were taught for both groups within the four weeks of time period. In this study, it was found that the significance value of the t-test is 0.000 (pvalue=0.000 < 0.05). Hence, it revealed that using the collaborative learning technique has an obvious effect on the students’ levels of descriptive paragraph writing skills in favour of the experimental group who did all the activities collaboratively. This study serves ESL practitioners by adopting an effective approach, such as collaborative learning in teaching language skills, to solve existing problems in the teaching sphere. en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.subject Collaborative Learning, Descriptive Paragraph, ESL Context, Paragraph Writing, Writing Skills en_US
dc.title The Effectiveness of Using Collaborative Learning to Improve Descriptive Paragraph Writing of ESL Learners en_US


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