Engaging efl students in group collaboration in speaking classes

The aim of the study was to find ways of engaging reserved learners in speaking classes by using peer collaboration. This study was designed as a descriptive case study. I preferred this method since it would be a great help to observe my students' development of peer collaboration strategies in speaking classes. The participants of the study were 10 intermediate level students who were attending Hasan Kalyoncu University in Gaziantep, Turkey. In this study, three types of instruments were used in order to collect data. These were learners' diaries, a teacher diary and an information form. In other words, the case study was designed to investigate the contribution of those speaking activities on the students' effort at speaking and communication in English. In the light of data analyses this study revealed that group collaboration helped EFL students with the help of group collaboration.