Author(s)

Yanru Liu ^1,2

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Studies, Anhui Sanlian University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
² College of Education, Arts and Sciences, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Philippines

Corresponding Author

Yanru Liu

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate whether cooperative learning approach is effective in improving writing skills of non-English majors in China. The participants in this study are 305 non-English majors ranging from freshmen to sophomore in Anhui Sanlian University. The study adopted the quantitative research method and used questionnaires to collect data of students' writing skills. The results of the study revealed that cooperative learning approach exerted a positive effect on writing skills of non-English majors in terms of mechanics, vocabulary, sentence and paragraph in the context of Chinese environment.

KEYWORDS

Cooperative learning approach, Writing skills, Non-English majors

CITE THIS PAPER

Yanru Liu, The Effect of Cooperative Learning Approach on English Writing Skills among Chinese Non-English Majors. Transactions on Comparative Education (2023) Vol. 5: 34-39. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/trance.2023.050406.

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