Group
work is a form of cooperative learning. It aims to cater for individual
differences, develop students' knowledge, generic skills (e.g. communication
skills, collaborative skills, critical thinking skills) and attitudes.
Topics:
interview, bargaining, dialogues, introduction, advice, information seeking
Advantages
1. give the students far more
chances to speak English in the classroom
2. active participation
3. engaged not only
intellectually but emotionally as well
4. exposure to a range of
language items and language functions
5. become more confident,
their motivation increases
6. respect other's views
7. brings some variety into
the classroom
8. less stressful and more
effective for students: introvert to extrovert
Disadvantages
1. noise or discipline problems,
poor students get bored
2. use of mother tongue
3. forced to use second
language which is artificial
4. incorrectness, fluency is
there but how to check accuracy
5. brilliant student only
active others passive
