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English for Academic Study

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English for Academic Study

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Running head: ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSEEnglish for academic purposeName of the Student:Name of the University:Author Note:
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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSE2How can peer-to-peer learning promote student independence, and how can students best utilizethe experience of their fellow students?’Introduction:Peer to peer learning can be defined as acquiring skills and knowledge throughsupporting and actively assisting among matched students or companions. Peer-to-peer learningis about sharing knowledge within network of educational environment with students on largerscale. Goal of this type of learning process are introduced is to create valuable learningopportunities and building supportive relationship among fellow students for enhancingknowledge gaining and sharing experience. Dialogue between practice and theories are enhancedby removing barriers to communication and interaction. Such learning process focuses on highereducation environment and it is promoted as a versatile teaching, valuable and learning strategy.Journals on peer learning seeks to establish and investigate such learning process (Barkley et al.,2014). Scope of peer learning has not be realized yet and they are often introduced in ad-hoc wayand they have their own advantages and disadvantages. Discussion:Peer learning process enables students to practice, explore and question their ownunderstanding of the issues or problems by managing their own learning experiences either in aformal or in formal instruction environment. Several different types of learning techniques areencompassed in learning process that helps in facilitating student based learning. Strategiesincorporate din peer learning provides teachers to take a step back and enabling students to do
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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSE3teaching and interacting for a while. Students are involved interactively with their fellowstudents as strategies of such learning process is extremely advantageous. Different types of peer learnings:There are different types of peer-to-peer learning and it takes in the form of collaborativelearning, dynamic group learning, and private study groups and senior students helping juniors informal and in formal educational environment. Dynamic learning group- Dynamic learning group enable students to learn regularlyfrom their fellow students. Dynamic learning environment is created by formation of such groupby incorporating learning active learning into student’s prospectus and transforming theclassroom into exciting learning place (Stentoft Arlbjørn et al., 2013). Cooperative learning- Cooperative learning is a structuring positive interdependencethat helps in facilitation and guidance of learning process. In this type of learning, students worksin pairs or small groups seeking solutions to any particular problems and discussing the concepts.There are several advantages of collaborative learning such as gaining knowledge in particularsubjects, leadership skills development, thinking at higher level, promoting relationship betweenstudents, faculties and fellow students and enhance joint problem solving (Bowman-Perrott et al.,2014).Formal and informal learning group- Students in formal group received guidance andinstruction from instructor to work on any assignment and complete their task. Such type of
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