Abstract:Recently, one of the most common methods in the numerous oral English teaching activities is group work. However, some practices indicate that it’s difficult to successfully carry out group work in the university which isn’t as effective as teachers expect. The writer of this study summarizes the characteristics and the significance of application of group work in college oral English training on the basis of Cooperative Learning theory, and tries to analyze the reasons why it is difficult to carry out group work in college oral English training. And through the discussion of significant factors influencing the application of group work, this study tries to summarize the principles and procedures of carrying out group work and use a practical example to elaborate on the procedures, so as to help teachers to carry out the group work in college oral English training more effectively and to help the college students to increase their oral English ability more rapidly.

Key words: group work; college oral English training; principles; procedures

摘要:近来，在众多提高口语的教学活动中，最常见的一种就是小组活动。然而，实践表明，在大学中小组活动却难以顺利开展，效果也不如期望的那样明显。本文作者以合作学习为理论基础，概括了小组活动在口语训练中运用的特点、意义，尝试分析了小组活动在大学英语口语训练中难以开展的原因，明确了实施小组活动时应注意的问题，并在此基础上尝试总结出开展口语小组活动的原则及有效实施步骤，并运用实例进一步解释、细化此步骤，期望能以此来帮助教师有效地开展小组活动，从而帮助大学生提高英语口语水平。

关键词：小组活动；大学英语口语训练；原则；步骤