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Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Background of the study 
In group work, learners perform a learning task through small group interaction. It  is  a  form  of  learner  activation  that  is  of  particular  value  in  the  practice  of  oral fluency.  Oxford  (1997)  insists  that  cooperative  learning,  such  as  group  work  can  not only  reduce  students’  worriment  and  prejudice  but  enhance  their  internal  motivation, promote their self-respect and help them form harmony and altruistic relationships in the classroom. Ur (2000) points out that using group work in the classroom makes it possible for a number of students to talk in narrow period of time and reduce some of the students’ shyness in speaking in front of large audience. Compared  with  traditional  way  of  teaching,  group  work  makes  a  lot  of advantages in English classes． The New English Curriculum Standard embodies the spirit of taking students as the  teaching  center  in  every  aspect.  Group  work  puts  great  emphasis  on student-centered  teaching  pattern,  which  increases  a  strong  association  among students  in  teaching  process.  It  fosters  learners’  responsibility  and  independence.  It can also improve motivation and contribute to a feeling of cooperation and warmth in the class. The  purpose  of  foreign  language  learning  is  to  communicate.  Group  work improves students’ communication skills, which provides a lot of chances for students to  communicate  with  each  other ． Moreover,  group  work  makes  advantage  for self-regulated learning. It can keep the class in order and improves quality of students’ learning  activities,  which  helps  to  realize  students’  autonomic  learning.  Besides,  in group work, teachers create every chance for students to study and make them acquire more  knowledge.  At  the  same  time,  students  pay  more  attention  to  sharing responsibilities  and  helping  each  other.  In  this  way,  their  language  learning  ability may be improved. In traditional teaching pattern，many students are afraid of speaking in  public.  Group  work  provides  a  relatively  secure  place  for  the  introverted students．They will gain a sense of security among other group members and establish his  or  her  self-confidence.  Consequently ， group  work  can  develop  students’ personality and promote students’ full scale development． 
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1.2 Significance of the study
As  an  alternative  for  the  traditional  way  of  teaching,  cooperative  learning  has been  more  and  more  applied  in  the  teaching  practice  of &n本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。