Impact of Collaborative Language Learning on English Language Learners’ Essay Writing Skills: Evidence from Intermediate Level Students

Abstract

Crucial aspect of the learning process is the acquisition of a language. In this regard, EFL students must master the four fundamental skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to gain comprehensive proficiency in a foreign language. This research article endeavors to investigate the influence of collaborative language learning on the writing skills of intermediate students at the educational institutions of district Abbottabad KPK by employing quasi-experimental design and applying collaborative language learning theory in EFL classrooms. The study comprises the conduction of pre-tests on both control and experimental groups, particularly peer learning and collaboration, along with the various stages of writing taught to experimental group students. A post-test was conducted to consider the specific aspects of writing, such as coherence, organization, structure, mechanics, vocabulary and development. The findings, after performing the tests suggests that CLL is a highly impactful as technique of teaching the essay writing skills to the students at the intermediate level because writing skills of the students of collaborative language learning group were more organized, coherent, structured and in compliance with the mechanics. The study also recommends further research on the influence of CLL at the elementary and graduation levels.