The Objectives of Narrative Text

A group may be said to exist when two or more persons have as one quality of their relationship some interdependence and process some recognizable unity. The members meet in face-to-face situations and form distinct impressions of each other. There is interaction that is, each member reacts to the behavior of each other member. The individuals comprising the group not only interact, but they often act together in a unitary manner toward their environment. Based on definition, group work is viewed as a technique that gives students some chance to practice oral fluency, share idea with friends, and practice the new language. Group work is a guidance that comes not only from the teachers but also from fellow-students to understand the text and discuss together on the chance of getting the best interpretation. 30 In sum up, group work is one of the techniques that consist of two or more students in a group who are given the same task to finish well. Then, students cooperate to study and share their ideas in-group wok. They may also help and guide each other and they can interpret the reading text cooperatively.

2. The Purpose of Group Work

There are some purposes of group work. According to Bormann, ―the primary purpose of much of the talk in a group discussion must be to communi cate‖. 31 It means that communication is the main purpose of group work. Group work is a team covering a multiplicity of techniques in which two or more students are assigned a task that involves collaboration and self initiated language. Note that we commonly call pair work is simply group work in groups of two. It is also important to note that group work usually implies ―small‖ group work, that is, students is groups of perhaps six or fewer. Large grouping defeat 30 Nuttal, op. cit., pp. 159 —160. 31 Ernest G. Bormann, Discussion and Group Methods, New York: Harper and Row Publisher, 1969, p. 4.