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1、group workGroup Work in the English Teaching of the （俩the，感觉有点累赘，能不能去掉一个，你论文中几乎Junior High School前面都没有加the）Junior High SchoolAbstract: Group work is a kind of the teaching methods, which is widely used these days. In the traditional way of teaching, teachers would prefer to instruct all the knowledg

2、e points by themselves, and the students only can listen to the teacher careful （应该用副词吧？） and participate in the learning class alone. Compared with this, group work is focused (为什么要用被动时态？) on students ability of communication and cooperation to help students adapt to the requirements of societythat

3、 is, develop （感觉应该用分词或名词）in collaboration. As far as Go for it textbook is concerned, especially, “Pair Work”, “Games”, “Survey” and other parts of the text, which are closely connected to the reality, should be done in groups. But it is not explicit for some of the teachers to grasp how to carry ou

4、t these sections efficiently, and promote students ability of cooperation. So, this paper will introduce the group work and the application of it in the English teaching of junior high school. Key Words: group work; English teaching; cooperationContentsAbstract (English)Contents1 Introduction2 The s

5、tudies of group work2.1 The brief definition of group work 2.2 The organizational strategies of group work2.2.1 The important points that teacher should think of2.2.2The role that teacher plays2.2.3The procedure of group work3 The application of group work in the English teaching of junior high scho

6、ol3.1 Usage of group work3.1.1 Usage in pre-class and after-class activities3.1.2Usage in class3.1.3Usage in task-based teaching3.1.4Usage in assessment3.2 The activities of group work（我觉得3.1和3.2应该换一下，先说团队合作有哪些方式，再说他们的用途,用法）3.2.1 Group discussion 3.2.2 Role-play3.2.3 Group work in English writing3.2

7、.4 Group problem-solving 3.2 The evaluation of the activities3.3 The significance of the activities4 ConclusionsReferencesAbstract (Chinese)中间的没看，光看了看目录的标题觉得还挺有调理的，导师一般也不会一个字一个字的看你的中间内容，差不多就行了，我也就是自己读着觉得改的，你仅作参考哈，有可能有改的不对的，你自己再斟酌1 Introduction （我们那会英文论文每一段前面都不空两格，好像英文论文都是顶格写的，这个不知道，就看你们的要求了）（伴随着Alon

8、g with social progress and rapid development）With social progress and quick development（rapid感觉比quick更专业点，quick太普通了，rapid有点飞速发展的意思），cooperation is considered more and more important in the real Life. Students of junior high school belong to Human beings, who are social animals. Their existence can n

9、ot be separated from the interaction. In the new knowledge world, all the innovations and researches demand the group work. For junior students, development of the cooperative consciousness is the（好多the，换换，换成an，或者the most） important base of their motivation of creation. As an important method for bo

10、th teaching and learning, group work has become a good way to put students into the cooperation and communication. It can arouse the enthusiasm of students for learning. And it is known that English is an international language, which is an important tool for communication. To learn this language we

11、ll, students must practice it constantly. But in the real (换成daily，real出现在太多次了) life, there are few opportunities for students to speak English. Students feel it difficult to speak English, and then think it hard for learn.（这句话怪怪的-Many students think that speaking English is difficult, then feel it

12、is hard to learn） Many (改成some) students will give up the interest of it. In this case, the group work, which is beneficial to the practice of English, must be carried out in the English teaching class（感觉多余，去掉）. Group work in the English teaching of junior high school will be helpful to students for

13、 the improvement of the (改成their）ability and skillsTo use the group work in English teaching of junior high school successfully and efficiently, it is essential to understand these points: what is the group work; the organizational strategies of group work;(最后一个分号用不着，改成and,前面也不用分号，分号是三个以上的并列句用，前面用逗号

14、就行了) how it works in the English class of junior high school.2 The studies of group work2.1 The brief definition of group work Cooperative study appeared in 1970s in America, and at the beginning it was carried out and introduced by David Koonts. Cooperative study is an important study pattern advoc

15、ated by new curriculum reform in our country and group work is its basic pattern1.Group work is a popular activity used in the English teaching of junior high school. As everyone knows, group work is a method, a strategy in which cooperative members in the same small group work together to achieve a

16、 common goal. Generally speaking, the group work is based on the learning group, and using the interaction between dynamic factors in teaching systematically, to promote students study level. And, the evaluation standard of the group work is the groups achievement, not individuals. Groups and the te

17、acher finish the teaching goal together. As Israel Sharon (Sharan 1990) of the Tel Aviv University, who was a famous educational psychologist have said that: “group work is to organize and promote the general term of a series of classroom teaching method. The cooperation during the group work of stu

18、dents is the basic characteristic of all these methods. In the class, the cooperation of the partners is present through the group work. Usually, there will be three to five students in one group. The group acts as a unit of social organization, where students carry out the study during the communic

19、ation and interaction, as well as research by group members”2. So, The connotation of group work includes the following aspects: Firstly, group work learning is a learning group for the basic form of a teaching and learning activities; Secondly, cooperative learning is a kind of teaching activities

20、which based on the dynamic Interaction and cooperation of teaching; Thirdly, group work is a kind of goal-oriented teaching and learning activities; Finally, group work is a kind of teaching activities based on the group results. From above, the basic characteristics of group work can be summarized

21、as following: First, Group work is a teaching activity which based on group activities; Second, Group work is a cooperation and collaboration activity between companions. Third, Group work is a goal-oriented activity; Forth, Group work changes the competition between individuals into groups; Fifth,

22、Group work is an activity which designed by the teacher. During the activity, teaching will assign the learning task to the students, and control the teaching process. It can be seen clearly that group work in teaching has a beneficial effect on students. Junior high school students are have the cha

23、racteristics, such as loving to do talking, active, fond of imitation and performance and so on. So the group work is important for teaching, especially for English teaching. When students participate in the group work, they will cooperate with each other, which in a social way. And English is a soc

24、ial language. On this side, working in groups will benefit students not only on the social and English speaking, but also the students psychology. Group work requires students to speaking, to change their opinions. And students would to be asked to explain information as clear as they can. There is

25、no doubt that students will get more positive viewpoints through group work. It gives students opportunities to help each other in different English levels, and makes it possible for students to learn all together rather than study from the textbook or teacher alone. For teachers, group work makes i

26、t possible to instruct students in groups rather than teach the whole class at the same time. This gives the possibility for teacher to know the students better than before. And it can help teacher know the students weak spots efficiently. As a result of this, teacher can make their teaching steps s

27、moothly and organize the teaching time efficiently. And of course, it also can protect teachers voice at the same time. 2.2 The organizational strategies of group work As the definition of the group work in English teaching has been introduced above, the next important thing is about how to perform

28、it efficiently. This point is mainly depends on the constitutors organizational strategies. For this reason, in the section, the important points that teacher should think of, the role that teacher plays and the procedure of group work will be detailed.2.2.1 The important points that teacher should

29、think of To make sure the group work in English teaching can be put into effect, teacher should think of the following important points:(1) Grouping methods: To carry out the group work in English teaching, the first thing is to divide the students into several groups. Teachers should pay attention

30、to the grouping methods. First one is about the size of the group. The number of the learning group is usually even, generally based on the study mutual groups of two students (help each other and learn together) .Then according to the size of the class, divide the whole class into four to ten group

31、s. During the group work time, teacher should choose different size of groups according to the learning goals and the kind of the questions. Some times teacher will ask students to learn in big groups as well as sometimes will be small groups (the group of two or more). The second one is about the c

32、ollocation of the members in groups. Teachers must collocate members of each group elaborately. It is not been advocated to make up groups freely by students themselves. And students wishes for partners only can be considered as a reference. Teachers should collocate groups according to the students English levels, learning abilities, hobbies, personality and so on. Teachers may try their best to make every group balance, and high-level and low-level, boys and girls, extroverts and introverts should be mixed in each group. At the same time, teachers should nev