Perception of Students on Teacher-Student Collaboration in EFL Classroom

Abstract

Collaborative learning (CL) has been a genuine issue of discussion and an area of considerable research interest in the field of English language teaching (ELT).In this concern, the research study entitled ‘Perception of Students on Teacher-Student Collaboration in EFL Classroom’ was an attempt to explore the perception of students on teacher-student collaboration in the EFL classroom and the role of teacher-student collaboration in student learning. For this, five M.Ed. fourth-semester students were accessed purposively using non-random sampling procedures. Interviews and informal conversations were the major tools for data collection. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted descriptively by using a thematic approach. The result of the study shows that students have positive attitude towards collaborative learning. It shows CL is a novel and motivating technique of learning that played a very crucial role to develop diverse skills viz. language, social, research, interpersonal and intrapersonal. Similarly, findings also revealed teacher-student collaboration has a positive and productive effect on students’ academic achievement. This thesis contains five chapters. The first chapter deals with the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of key terms. The second chapter comprises a review of the related theoretical and empirical studies, implications of the studies and conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter consists design of the study and method of the study, population, sample, and sampling strategies, research tools, sources of data, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedure, data analysis and interpretation procedures and ethical consideration. The fourth chapter includes analysis of data and interpretation of results. Finally, the fifth chapter focuses on findings, conclusion, and recommendations based on analysis and interpretation of the study. The references and appendices have been included in the last part of the thesis.