COOPERATIVE LEARNING FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NAVIGATORS

Abstract

The article aims to study the resources that a Maritime English teacher can use offline and online to achieve the standards of higher education and develop a high-level expert who easily adapts to the modern demands of society and meets the complex, changing conditions of the market, regardless of the country of employment. So, the paper deals with cooperative learning, which is a teaching arrangement that refers to small, heterogeneous groups of students working together to achieve a common goal. 
We have conducted a theoretical analysis of the relevant books and papers and analyzed the essential conditions for the use of cooperative learning. The paper has studied possible failures when applying this toolkit and suggested ways to solve problems or prevent failures. The role of a teacher is really great when planning cooperative activities. She/he should identify objectives, decide group sizes and divide students into groups, prepare instructions to promote interdependence, specify group roles, assign tasks, monitor the behavior of students, provide help, sum up, evaluate the work result, and give feedback.
Special attention has been paid to the practical part of the research, so we have suggested cooperative learning techniques that can be used in the teaching of future navigators.