ABSTRACT
Traditional teaching methods are in favour of teacher-centered classes which deter students from improving themselves and cause anxiety and a lack of language practice among them. Cooperative learning is a teaching pedagogy which shifts practice from more traditional teaching methods to a context where students have more control over their learning. Hence, cooperative learning becomes one of the nine trends in Education 4.0. This paper aims to elaborate the barriers of the implementation of cooperative learning and the advantages of implementing cooperative learning for students. A number of articles from reputable journals and studies by Johnson (2003), Page (2017), and Moges (2019) are reviewed. From the review it is found that teachers’ understanding of cooperative learning, students’ social skills, and time and organization requirements are the main barries in implementing cooperative learning. Meanwhile, the advantages of cooperative learning include increasing motivation for learning, lowering the level of anxiety, improving language skills, improving social skills and maximizing benefits.
