JIGSAW METHOD

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JIGSAW METHOD EFFICIENT TEACHING

• Teaching Techniques by Lida Amiri

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Chinese proverb

• Tell me and I'll forget
• show me and I may remember
• involve me and I'll understand

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Teaching methods

• Traditional method is the frontal teaching
• Students should be active learners instead of
  passive audience
• Students have to be engaged to speak and learn in
  the target language

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Jigsaw method

• Class divided into groups of experts
• Each group will read one text and take notes
• New groups will be formed
• Each new group will have one expert from the
  former group
• Each expert will tell his/her peers about his
  topic. Group members take notes.

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Jigsaw method
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Lesson Plan German cities

• Groups are formed and texts (about different
  cities and a blank grid for notes) are handed out
• 5 min
• Each group reads the text and takes notes
• 15 - 20 min
• New groups are formed
• 5 min
• Each expert presents his city. The members take
  notes
• 20 min

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Student-Student interactionDisadvantages

• Learners do have less proficiency
• Lack of knowledge
• Might learn mistakes from partner
• A lot of preparation and practice is needed
• Students study and learn differently, thus some
  learners need either more or less time than the
  others
• Teacher has less control
• Students might speak mother tongue

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Student-Student interactionAdvantages

• Efficient way to learn
• Students are held accountable among their peers
• Teacher is not the sole provider of knowledge
• Students experiences in small groups
• Team- work
• More practice and speaking
• Develops social skills
• Develops language skills
• Develops cognitive processes

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Bibliography

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• Aronson, E. (2000). Nobody left to hate Teaching
  compassion after Columbine. W. H. Freeman, New
  York.
• Aronson, E. and Patnoe, S. (2011) Cooperation in
  the Classroom The Jigsaw Method. Pinter
  Martin, New York.
• Frey, K und Frey-Eiling, A. (1992) Allgemeine
  Didaktik. VdF, Zürich.
• Brown, G and Atkins, M. (1988) Effective
  Teaching in Higher Education. Methuen, London.

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