Abstract:
Gender is a socially and a culturally acquired category affecting the individual’s
behaviours as well as his way of thinking. The gender differences are clearly
experienced, especially in the classroom setting, since male and female learners co exist in the same setting and share the same learning tasks and instructions. This
differentiation may affect the input provided by the teacher and the output produced by
the learners. The present research, then, attempts to investigate the effect of these
gender disparities on learning. More particularly, it aims at studying the effects of
gender on group work tasks in speaking sessions wherein the exploratory talk is
followed. In other words, it explores if the existing gender differences are aligned with
the principles of the exploratory talk, and thus, points out which group arrangement is
more appropriate to enhance the Algerian students’ group interactional performances
and outcomes in general as well as the frequency and the quality of their contributions
in particular
