1.Some teachers think it is effective for students to study in groups while others
think that it is better to study alone. Discuss both views and give your own
opinion.
Teamwork activities have strongly been advocated by many schools, possibly because good team spirit has been regarded as one shared trait of successful enterprises. However, some people think that students should be given an environment where they study independently. These two ways of learning have their respective advantages and disadvantages and serve different purposes.
One prominent advantage of group study is that it enhances students' social skills and teamwork skills. In the team environment, members need to know how to cooperate with communicate with each other. This prepares students for the workplace, where teamwork is frequently required. We are also convinced that members can share their knowledge and experience so as to improve their learning outcomes. Moreover, students can detect their knowledge gap when answering questions raised by their classmates. This benefit is not achievable for those students who study independently.
Despite these benefits, group study cannot gain support teachers who emphasize students' individual achievement. Group study may induce some students to rely excessively on their peers. It is important to bear in mind that in the real world, employers opt to employ extraordinary individuals, rather than recruiting a team. In addition, group study will demotivate those students who are driven by personal achievement. In some cases, if work is not distributed fairly and members' roles are ambiguous, the group fails to achieve its objectives and shakes members' confidence in teamwork.
In the discussion of the pros and cons of group study, we can come to the conclusion that it should be integrated with independent study. While improving students' social skills and helping them to acquire knowledge, group work hinders the development of independent learning habits.。