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GROUPWORK - Coggle Diagram
GROUPWORK
ADVANTAGES
increases speaking time
personal relationships less problematic
Greater chance for different opinions, varied contributions
encourages broader skills of cooperation/negotiation
promotes learner autonomy
allowing students to make their own decisions in the group without being told what to do by the teacher
some students can choose their level of participation more readily
IDEAS
write a group story
role-play a situation which involves five people
presentation
discuss an issue and come to a group decision
watch/write/perform a video sequence
give each individual in a group different lines from a poem which the group has to reassemble
DISADVANTAGES
noisy
some teachers feel that they lose control
group roles: dominate vs. passive
not all students enjoy it
they would prefer to be the focus of the teacher's attention
students find themselves in uncongenial groups
wish they could be somewhere else
organizing
people moving around the class
chaotic
takes longer time
beginning and ending activities