%0 Journal Article 
%A Garrido, Borja
%T Making communication happen: interactive groups in the bilingual classroom
%D 2012
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/14681
%X One of the main challenges teachers face at Bilingual Primary schools is our students’ lack of communicative skills. The research presented here intents to prove that Interactive Groups work improves Primary Education students’ participation in learning activities in L2 classrooms. Furthermore, since Interactive Groups advocate for meaningful learning through interaction, we are helping our students to efficiently develop their communicative competence. Findings of the research suggest that Interactive Groups not only substantially increase students talking time and improve their attitudes towards the target language but they are also an egalitarian and dialogic tool that keeps all of our students’ expectations high.

%K Interactive Groups, bilingualism, high expectations, academic success
%K Grupos Interactivos, bilingüismo, altas expectativas, éxito educativo
%K Filología
%K Philology
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala