Steps

=The Action Research step-by-step=

May 11th Research proposal submitted to the IATEFL head office in the UK.

June 8th End of school year in Venice.

July 2007 Research proposal approved by IATEFL. Schools are closed for summer holidays.

September 2007 I officially inform the headteacher of the school about this research project. My colleague and I begin a training course on cooperative learning.

September 10th School starts.

September 18th The project has been presented to all the teachers of the school. There are 15 teachers in the school.

September 19th The project has been presented to the parents.

October 3rd The project starts

October 16th I meet Yael Sharan in her workshop for EFL teachers in Venice