The Importance of Learner-Learner and Learner-Instructor Interaction among EFL Learners in Payame Noor University: A Constructivist Approach

Authors

  • Seyed Mohammad Hosseini-Maasoum Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics & Foreign Languages, Payame Noor University, 19395-4697 Tehran, I. R. of Iran

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to analyze learner-learner interaction, and learner-instructor interaction among the
EFL Learners in Payame Noor University based on the constructivist paradigm. About 100 EFL learners were selected
randomly. They were junior students getting a BA in TEFL. They were 90 females and the average age was 28. The materials
used in the study were formal and informal interviews, an open ended questionnaire, and a validated Likert questionnaire
designed after a pilot study by the researcher. The data were analyzed using the SPSS and the emergent themes were
discussed. The results showed little interaction among the learners. The reasons and the pedagogical implications of the study
are also given.

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Published

2012-05-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2012): May 2012

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The Importance of Learner-Learner and Learner-Instructor Interaction among EFL Learners in Payame Noor University: A Constructivist Approach. (2012). Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2(2), 201. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/jesr/article/view/11821