Enhancing Teamwork and Communication Skills Among First Year Students at the University of Botswana  

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Akindele, Dele Olufemi

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: TESOL Journal vol. 6 (Jun. 2012), page 2-15.
Topik: teamwork; communication skills; leadership; conflict management; interpersonal skills; research and writing skills
Fulltext: Enhancing Teamwork.pdf (197.98KB)

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This study explores how first year students studying Communication skills in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Botswana manage team work and resolve conflict that emerges from group activities. The overall aim is to attempt to foster in the first year students communication skills, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, research and writing skills and conflict management through teamwork, which involved group mini-research project carried out during the second semester of the academic year. A class of 70 students was divided into 10 working groups to carry out a mini-research project on a topic in communication. The findings from the study indicated that the teamwork helped the students build self-esteem, confidence, and interpersonal and conflict management skills, as well as leadership skills.

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