The Exploration of Group Work in College English Teaching.docVIP

The Exploration of Group Work in College English Teaching 　　Abstract：Group work，as a good method of producing more effective learning outcome，has been widely applied in English class.Based on the advantages of group work，this paper mainly focuses on the orientation of teachers’ roles in students’ group work and structure groups heterogeneously in order to promote language production in group learning and make group work more effective and significant in college English teaching. 　　Key words：Group work；group activities；group learning；teachers’ roles；structure groups heterogeneously. 　　1.Advantages of Group Work 　　As Swain said，“In teacher-centered classes only one student is allowed to speak at a time，and for most of the remaining time，students usually keep silent with fewer opportunities to produce comprehensible output.By comparison，there will be more chances for students to interact in the target language when they work in groups”.Therefore，it is obvious that group work is an useful way for simulating effective communication in the class，which have been recognized by many researchers，and may be summed up in the following. 　　1.1 Communication and Cooperation are Strengthened 　　In the group situation，which students all sit in closer and face-to-face view，they are willing to speak because they feel more reassured and eased.Thus，they get more chances to share their ideas，organize or modify their languages to make sure that others can understand what they are saying or trying to say，by means of questioning，checking and clarifying.What’s more，the students’ speaking time is greatly increased，which results in other students’ listening time，the ability of speaking and listening are both practiced. 　　1.2 Increased Number of Skills and Strategies are Enhanced 　　Students can learn and obtain some social participation skills in group activities because group work provides students with communicative skills they are probable to use outside the classroom.Information