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Out-of-ClassTasks1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachtypeofstudentgrouping?Whichonedoyoupreferinyourclass?2.Workingroupsof4anddiscusshowtoorganizethefollowingspeakingactivityforjuniorgradetwostudents.Speakingactivity:Supposeyouandyourclassmatesaregoingtohaveapicnicthisweekend.Wherewouldyouliketogo?Andwhatwouldyouliketohave?3.Readthefollowingstrategyfororganizinglearningactivityandthinkabout:whatistheproblemwithit?MissLibelievesthatpairworkisaveryusefullearningactivity,soshealwayshasherstudentdopairworkinclass.ReferenceanswersTask11.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofeachtypeofstudentgrouping1)WholeclassworkAdvantages:a.Itisgoodfordevelopingasenseofbelonginginclass,sincetheeveryonehaveachancetodothesameactivity;b.Itcansavetimesincetheteachercangiveinstructions,presentationandexplanationatthesametime.Disadvantages：a.Individualitymaybeignoredsinceeveryoneisforcedtodothesameactivityandnoteveryonecanexpresswhattheywantandtheymayfeelbored;b.Whenbeaskedtoanswerquestionsbeforeclass,somestudentsmayfeelnervous;c.Thereisnorealcommunicationinclasswhendoingthewholeclassactivities.2)PairworkAdvantages:a.Itcanincreaseopportunitiesforspeakingandenhancecorporationbetweentwostudents.b.It’seasyfortheteachertoorganizeandgivehelptotheweakerindividuals;c.Itcancreatemorerelaxingcontextforstudentstolearn.Disadvantages:a.Theteachermayhavesomedifficultytocontroltheactivitysinceitisoftenverynoisy,andmaybehardtomonitoreverypairsincethereareoftenmanypairsinalargeclass;b.Thechoiceofpairmaybeaproblem,becausesomestudentsmaynotliketoworkwithsomeparticularstudents.3)GroupworkAdvantages:a.likepairwork,itcanincreaserealinteractionandcorporationamongstudents;b.Itpromotelearnerautonomysinceitallowsstudentstomaketheirowndecisionandexpressthemselvesfreely;c.itcancreasestudents’talkinclass.Disadvantages:a.Alsolikepairwork,itmaybehardfortheteachertocontrolandmonitortheactivities;b.Somestudentsmaydominatethetalk,whichprobablyleadstothesilenceofothergroupmembers;c.Itmaytakemoretimetoorganize.4)IndividualstudyAdvantages:a.Itallowsstudentstoworkattheirownpace,style,andtime;b.Itislessstressfulcomparedwithwholeclasswork;c.Itishelpfultodevelopstudent’sownlearninghabitsandlearningstyles.Disadvantages:a.Itdoesn’thelptodevelopthesenseofbelongingandteamspirit;b.Itdoesnotpromotecooperationandcommunicationamongstudents,soitmaynotbeverymotivatingforstudents.2.Sinceeachtypeofstudentgroupinghasitsownadvantagesanddisadvantages,itisnotreasonabletoalwaysorganizetheclassroomlearningactivitiesinoneway.Soinmyclass,I’llorganizethelearningactivitiesaccordingtothetaskathand,theteachingobjectivesandteachingenvironment,students’learningstyles,etc.Task2Forthisactivity,Iprefertousegroupwork.Firstofall,thestudentsneedtoworktogethertomakedecision.Groupworkwillhelptoinvolveallthestudentsintheactivity,sothatthegroupmemberscannegotiatewitheachotherandmakecontribution.Thentheycandevelopasenseofbelongingintheirgroup.Inordertoorganizetheactivityeffectively,Iwilldolikethis.1.Presentthetasktothestudents.2.Dividethestudentsintogroupsof4accordingtotheirseats.Groupingstudentsinthiswaywillhelpsavetime.3.Makesureeachstudenthashisorherroleinthegroup.4.Havethestudentsdiscussingroupsandtakenotes.5.Afterdiscussion,eachgroupmayreporttheirdecision.Task3Idon’tthinkitiswisetousepairworkforalllearningactivitiesinclass.Asweknow,eachwayoforganizationhasitsownadvantagesanddisadvantages.Inotherwords,differentgroupingmethodshavedifferentvaluesinlanguageclassroom.Forexample,wholeclassworkismoreeffectivewhendoingbrainstormingandpresentingnewlanguageitems;individualstudymaybemoreappropriateforreadingandwritingactivities.So,itissuggestedthattheteachershoulduseappropriategroupingmethodsfordifferenttasksinsteadofpairworkonly.