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Tese elements will surely help the teacher organize the project because they clearly show the expected outcomes. Benefts Encourages Peer Coaching: Collaborative learning often encourages “peer coaching”, when one student helps other team members understand a complex problem and its possible solution. It has been often observed by all of us that we usually learn more by teaching than we have learnt as ‘learners’. Students can co-relate to one another more easily than to a teacher at times. Tey feel that they are in the same boat and feel comfortable to work with someone who has something in common with them. Interpersonal development: In group work students learn to relate to their peers and other learners. Tose who have difculty with social skills will certainly beneft from structured interactions with each other. Interpersonal skills will be fostered as students work together in group enterprises. Builds self-esteem in students: Competition fosters a win-lose situation where high achievers reap all awards and recognition and low achieving students reap none. But in collaborative learning everyone benefts from a collaborative learning environment. Students help each other and in doing so build a supportive community which raises the performance level of each member. Tis in turn leads to higher self- esteem in all students. Enhances student satisfaction: When students work in groups they fnd satisfaction in activities which value their abilities and include them in the process. Promotes positive attitude: When students are successful in their venture they are quite satisfed with their performance which in turn promotes positive attitude. It motivates them and leads to more interest in the subject. Improves oral communication skills: Collaborative learning is useful in improving communication skills as a lot of interaction is involved in group work. Students who feel shy to communicate with their teachers in foreign language are able to do it freely with their peers without hesitation. Celebration of diversity in learning style: Group diversity in terms of knowledge and experience contributes positively to the learning process. Students with diverse learning styles work together towards a common goal. Collaborative learning addresses learning style diferences among students. In the end I would like to say that collaborative learning benefts the students, teachers, the society as the teamwork translates into knowledge acquisition. 16 Collaborative Learning