Teacher’s challenges in organizing collaborative learning with the university students in Bangladesh

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the challenges teachers face in organizing Collaborative learning in the English classes at tertiary level in Bangladesh. The study also focuses on the areas like “Content areas” which are difficult in CL classes and also which “Skill” becomes difficult in conducting CL. Teachers responses were collected through interview for this study. Furthermore, it provides a brief outline about the thesis, including the background of the topic, the specific research problem, and associated research questions, also my personal attachment and the value of the research is included. Next, it explores the relevant materials from the general bodies of literature on the Collaborative Learning and thus it helps to determine the significance of the CL in the present practice of learning. It also outlines the research methods for this study by using qualitative method. Lastly it provides a detail account of the research findings based on the teacher’s interviews. Finally, it explores the research questions by discussing them from the theme based perspectives and then reports on the brief summary of this study with the final explanation and suggestions.