Pair and group work are integral parts of the communicative classroom. In cooperative learning, students learn the language by interacting in the language. Students also learn how to function as a team and learn about their peers in a cooperative learning environment. In the following pictures, students are working in groups of two or three on a prereading activity for "Romeo and Juliet."

Students Learning to Help Each Other

Students Learning from Each Other

In pair work, students discuss their activity.

Teacher Facilitating a Student-Center Environment

My job is to guide the students towards independence.

What Cooperative Learning Should Be!

Students are focused on their classwork.

A Successful Learning Environment

Students are comfortable with working with each other.

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