Advantages of Group Work in English Teaching.docVIP

Advantages of Group Work in English Teaching 　　Abstract：　This　paper　discusses　the　advantages　of　group　work　in　English　teaching.　It　is　argued　that　group　work　can　be　efficient　in　teaching　English.　This　paper　concludes　that：　1）group　work　is　one　of　the　greatest　education　reforms，　2）　group　work　has　many　advantages　in　English　teaching. 　　Key　words：　advantages；　group　work；English　teaching 　　1.　Introduction 　　With　China’s　reforms　and　opening　to　the　outside　world，　the　cultural　exchanges　at　international　level　have　been　expanding　into　every　aspect　of　people’s　lives.　So，　it　is　necessary　for　Chinese　people　to　learn　and　master　foreign　languages，　especially　the　English　language，　because　English　in　many　ways　has　been　serving　as　an　international　communication　tool.　English　learning　is　of　great　importance　to　the　nation　and　to　individuals　as　well.　As　more　and　more　people　begin　to　learn　English，　many　scholars　and　educators　pay　more　attention　to　English　language　teaching　methodology.　In　recent　years，　the　most　widely　applied　methodology　is　communicative　language　teaching.　According　to　communicative　language　teaching，　students　are　expected　to　interact　with　other　people，　through　pair　and　group　work　，　or　in　their　writings. 　　2.　The　definition　of　group　work 　　Group　work　is　one　of　the　most　important　ways　of　cooperative　learning.　Davison　（1990）　considers　that　cooperative　learning　should　have　seven　main　points.　First，　the　group　is　to　finish，　to　discuss　and　solve　problems　together.　Second，　the　numbers　of　group　are　communicating　with　each　other　face　to　face.　Third，　every　group　must　have　the　atmosphere　of　cooperation.　The　fourth　is　the　sense　of　responsibility　of　individual.　The　fifth　is　organizing　students　into　groups.　The　sixth　is　to　teach　students　skills　of　cooperation　directly.　The　seventh　is　relying　on　each　other　with　organization　（王坦，2002：5）. 　　Johnson　and　Holubec　（1993）　made　a　definition　for　cooperative　learning　in　1993.　They　said　that　cooperative　learning　is　one　kind　of　teaching　met