TITLE:
Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD) in Enhancing Speaking Performance among English as Second Language (ESL) Learners: A Critical Review
AUTHORS:
Izyan Safira Ibrahim, Nor Hafizah Adnan
KEYWORDS:
Student Teams-Achievement Divisions, Speaking Performance, Cooperative Language Learning, Teamwork Satisfaction, English as Second Language
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.10 No.12,
November
29,
2019
ABSTRACT: In this review, the authors critically examined the
potential of Student Teams- Achievement Divisions (STAD) in enhancing student’s
speaking performance among English as Second Language (ESL) learners.
Specifically, the cooperative language learning concept that emerged in the
2000s, including procedures of implementing STAD and teaching speaking through
STAD, were discussed. The authors examined conceptualizations of this model as
well as related research. This review aimed to improve our understanding of
STAD in enhancing speaking performance as well as teamwork satisfaction among
ESL learners, provide a comprehensive discussion of current discourse, and
offer major directions for future research.