EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE TEACHING METHODS ON STUDENTS LISTENING SKILL IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

The study investigates the effect of cooperative teaching methods on students listening skill in English language in Sokoto Metropolis, Sokoto State, Nigeria. A sample of fifty (70) students in Junior Secondary School classes was drawn in one secondary school in Sokoto Metropolis through the availability sample technique and simple random sampling. A self-developed questionnaire was used in generated the data from the respondents and data was analysed using descriptive consisting of mean and standard deviation as well as inferential statistics one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).The findings observed there is a significant effect on students’ listening skill in English language when taught using cooperative teaching methods (P=0.009). The study revealed that cooperative teaching methods are a good method of teaching students’ listening skill in English language. Therefore, it is recommended that teachers should give learners the opportunity to listen to native speakers’ speeches, should choose listening texts that are uttered by non-native speakers so that they can develop their listening skills and not get disappointed..  Article visualizations