Grouping students

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Grouping students by Mind Map: Grouping students

1. Creating groups

1.1. Consider the following points

1.1.1. Friendship

1.1.2. Streaming

1.1.3. Chance

1.1.4. Task

1.1.5. Changing groups

1.1.6. Gender and status

2. Procedures for pairwork or groupwork

2.1. Before

2.1.1. Engage-instruct-initiate

2.2. During

2.2.1. Monitor, intervene and take part in the work of pair of group

2.3. After

2.3.1. Organize a feedback, give to Ss a chance to demostrate their piece of work

3. Seating whole-group classes

3.1. Orderly rows

3.1.1. -Ss are focused on a task, eye contac, T can explain a grammar point or show a video.

3.2. Circle and horseshoe

3.2.1. Appropiate for smaller groups, T positions is less dominating, make quiet a strong statement, Ss share feelings and information with their body language.

3.3. Separate tables

3.3.1. Groupwork is easy to arrange, use in mixed-ability classes,

3.4. Enemy corners

4. The use of different groupings

4.1. First make a sense, decide the best task: Use the pairwork or group less often or make a successful demostration using groups.

5. Troubleshooting

5.1. Keeping our eyes open for problems

5.1.1. Finishing first

5.1.1.1. Give to Ss an extra wrork while they are waiting

5.1.2. Akwwards groups

5.1.2.1. You should observate the development of groups and decide to separate those groupsthat are not working.