Abstract：Language is a tool to interact and communicate. However, during the author’s internship she found that most of junior school teachers used traditional teaching methods that lack interaction and communication between students and teachers. To improve students’ English proficiency, teachers should make students participate in the process of classroom teaching, pay more attention to the teaching content. Quite a few researches have been done in terms of applying group work in English teaching and various advantages of group work have been noted. It is an effective way to improve teaching efficiency by applying group work. 

　　　The researcher carried out this research on application of group work teaching strategy in English teaching through observation, interview inside classroom, case study and questionnaires, that is, to explore the real effect of group work teaching strategy. The result of this research shows that group work is really a more effective mode of classroom interaction, which can advance student’s motivation, cultivate student’s interest, resume student’s self-confidence and improve student’s achievement. 

Keywords: group work; interaction; motivation; English teaching and learning

摘要：语言是一种交流的工具。然而，在作者实习期间她发现很多初中生老师都使用传统的教学方法，而这种教学师生间缺少沟通和交流。为了提高学生的英语能力，教师应该使学生参与教学，把注意力集中于教学内容。而在英语教学中实施小组活动不失为一种提高教学效果的有效方法。很多学者对小组活动的在中学英语教学中产生的优点作出了总结。可以肯定的是在英语教学中实施小组活动确实是一种提高教学效果的有效方法。

　　为了扩展小组活动的真实效果，作者在本篇文章中通过观察，采访，问卷调查的形式对小组活动在初中英语教学中的应用进行了研究。研究结果表明小组活动确实是一种有效的课堂互动方式。它能够发展学生的学习动机，培养学习兴趣，提高自信心和成就感，最终发展语言能力。

关键词：小组活动；互动；学习动机；英语教学和学习