Thank you for participating in CATESOL 2019, celebrating 50 years as a professional organization!
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This presentation focuses on developing positive group dynamics in the classroom. Practical strategies will guide teachers through Dornyei and Murphy’s stages of group formation with the goal of cultivating a cohesive group in which the affective filter has decreased and cooperation has increased.