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AWEJ Volume.5 Number.4, 2014Group Work in ESL: A Teacher’s Perception and ApplicationAllhedanGhaith, Mike Orr G. M., & Yaghi, H. M. (1998). Effect of cooperative learning on the acquisition ofsecond language rules and mechanics. System. 26(2), 223-234.Gladwin IV, R. E., & Stepp-Greany, J. (2008). An interactive, instructor-supported readingapproach vs. traditional reading instruction in Spanish. Foreign Language Annals. 41(1),687-701.Hill, A. (2010). Reflections on beliefs and practices from New Zealand outdoor educators:Consistencies and conflicts. Australian Journal of Outdoor Education. 14 (1), 30-40.Kim, Y. (2008). The contribution of collaborative and individual tasks to the acquisition of L2vocabulary. The Modern Language Journal. 92 (1), 114-130.Long, M. H., & Porter, P. A. (1985). Group work, interlanguage talk, and second languageacquisition. TESOL Quarterly. 19(2), 207-228.Naughton, D. (2006). Cooperative strategy training and oral interaction: Enhancing small groupcommunication in the language classroom. The Modern Language Journal. 90 (2), 169-184.Peacock, M. (1998). A Useful and popular lesson comparing students working in pairs and threeson the ESL classroom. RELC Journal. 29 (1), 27-49.Phipps, S., & Borg, S. (2009). Exploring tensions between teacher's grammar teaching beliefsand practices. System. 37, 380 - 390.Storch, N., & Wigglesworth, G. (2003). Is there a role for the use of the L1 in an L2 setting?TESOL Quarterly. 37 (4), 760-770.Swain, M., & Lapkin, S. (2000). Task-based second language learning: The uses of the firstlanguage. Language Teaching Research. 4(3), 251-274.Willis, D., & Willis, J. L. (2007). Doing task-based teaching. Oxford, UK: Oxford UniversityPress.Wyatt, M. (2010). An English teacher's developing self efficacy beliefs in using group work.System. 603-613.Appendix A: Interview questions1. First interview questionsa) Background questions1. How long have you been teaching English? What is your primary interest in this field?2. Could you tell us about your educational background regarding TESOL or other related fields?3. Have you been involved in any type of professional association? Which ones? What were yourroles?4. Could you describe the students and classes you have taught?5. Have you ever been abroad as an ESL/EFL teacher? What was the experience like?6. Have you ever studied a foreign language?7. What makes you an English teacher? What do you find rewarding about being an Englishteacher?b) General method questions1. How do you define learning a language? What do you think best facilitates language learning?2. Have you been given a set syllabus, lesson plans or other teaching materials? How would youapproach them? If not, how would you design your lessons?Arab World English JournalISSN: 2229-9327www.awej.org482