Group work can be a good way to motivate students and keep them actively engaged. However, careful planning, preparation and monitoring by the teacher is needed to ensure that it is successful.
Group work can involve getting students to work in pairs, small groups, larger groups or a combination of all three. It can help raise students’ awareness of their individual strengths, weaknesses and preferred ways of working, and to develop leadership skills and other ways of working more effectively with others in the world of work.