What is intellectual interaction- Intellectual means the combination of two or more groups of people to exchange their existing knowledge with each other. It is like cooperative learning which is based on pairs or groups of learners. This benefits both the parties to gather and share information with each other. Why is intellectual interaction important- A teacher’s interaction in a classroom affects the academic and behavioral success of a student. If the teacher has a positive interaction with the learner, it will help the learner to achieve his or her goal more easily than the one who received negative interactions from the teacher. Each language learner needs emotional and instructional support from the teacher. How can a teacher interact with the learner- According to Muntner, M. (2008), there are three categories: emotional support, instructional support, and classroom organization. 01. Emotional support of the teacher-
What is Intellectual Interaction? Classroom is a heterogenous place where teachers and different students from different socio-economic settings come together and learning happens. Therefore, the interaction has to be managed by everyone taking part in teaching-learning process because interaction is a reciprocal action that people do together and in a cooperate way. In that sense, the intellectual interaction among learners and between learners and teachers happens in a classroom setting. Why Intellectual Interaction among Teachers and Learners is Important? In an ESL classroom, what becomes important in language learning and teaching is that in addition to increase students’ linguistic knowledge, language teaching is also expected to focus on the language as well as a channel to convey information, to develop ideas, comprehension, and to negotiate concepts. The interaction in a classroom has long been considered important in language learning