第五讲初中英语教学中的分组合作.ppt

第五讲 初中英语教学中的分组合作 Lecture Five ?Group Work in Junior English Teaching XIONG Jun（熊俊） School of Foreign Languages, Hubei Engineering University Contents 1.Definition of Group Work 2.Advantages of Group Work 3.Theoretical Bases of Group Work 3.1Cooperative Learning 3.2 Learner-Centered Instruction 3.3 Social Identity Theory 4. Implementation of Group Work 4. 1 The Role of Teacher 4. 2 Grouping of Students 4.3 Group Size 4.4 Student Team Learning 4.5 Jigsaw Jigsaw Ⅱ 4.6 Group Investigation 4.7 Group Instruction 4.8 Learning Together There are four basic modes of classroom instruction: whole class, groups, pairs and individuals with whole class instruction remains the most common one. (Some people think pair work is simply group work in groups of two (Brown, 2001). Most scholars agree to the four-mode division, but, the use of group work in education, especially in language classes, is a growing trend. The ultimate aim of foreign language teaching is to help learners develop communicative skills. These should be reflected in classroom tasks and activities. Also, in China, the foreign language learners are studying English in a English- as-foreign language setting. For them, it is very important to experience real communicative situations in which they learn to express their own views and attitudes, and in which they are taken seriously as people. The development of students’ communicative competence, the necessity of contextualization of language use, both require the use of group work. 《英语课程标准》中指出：“英语课程的学习，既是 学生通过英语学习和实践活动，逐步掌握英语知识和 技能，提高语言实际运用能力的过程；又是他们磨砺意 志、陶冶情操、拓展视野、丰富生活经历、开发思维能 力、发展个性和提高人文素养的过程。” “小组合作学习”是课堂教学中充沛发挥学生主体 作用的一种有效办法，也是当前引导学生主动学习的 重要途径。促进了学生心理质量发展和社会意识的进 步。小组合作学习已经成为了进一步提高教学效率的 新战略。 1.Definition of Group Work Group work is one of the techniques which are central to maintaining linguistic interaction in the classroom. Group work is a generic term covering a multiplici