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Activity 1, Handout 1, Text Why small-group learning is so important -1-
“… Group learning is about getting people to work well together, in carefully 
set
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up learning environments. The human species has evolved on the basis of 
group learning. Learning from other people is the most instinctive and natural 
of all the learning contexts we experience, and starts from birth. Although 
learning can only be done by the learner and cannot be done ‘to’ the leaner, the 
roles of other people in accelerating and modifying that learning are vitally 
important. Other people can enhance the quality of our learning and can 
also damage it. 
-2- We hear much of collaborative learning as if it is the most natural activity 
in the world. But it often seems the least natural, particularly amongst strangers. 
Sociological research tells us repeatedly that it is human nature not to be 
involved with people we do not know. […] One key to working and learning 
with other people is therefore the ability to lower barriers and become friends 
with people who had been strangers while acknowledging differences and 
respecting different viewpoints.” 
(Taken from Race (1998) The Lecturer’s Toolkit) 
Activity 1, Handout 2, Who makes the decisions? 
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Question 
Teacher-centred 
Learner- 
approach 
Centred 
Approach 
1. 
Who decides what will be taught and learned in 
the classroom? 
2. 
Who corrects mistakes? 
3. 
Who decides on discussion topics? 
4. 
Who asks most of the questions in the 
classroom? 
5. 
Who decides on homework tasks? 
6. 
Who does most of the talking in the classroom? 

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7. 
Who decides when pupils should speak? 
8. 
Who is the ultimate authority on language 
issues? 
9. 
Who does the marking? 
10. Who keeps order in the classroom? 
11. Who decides on seating and classroom 
organisation? 
12. Who evaluates pupils’ progress?