1. Changing the seating
1.1. Task
1.2. Sequence variety
1.3. Mood
2. depends on
3. How to: organising the group
3.1. Making it work
3.1.1. Discusing seating arrangements
3.1.2. Agree: when & which one
3.2. Creating teams
3.2.1. who will work with whom
3.2.1.1. can be based on
3.2.1.1.1. friendship
3.2.1.1.2. streaming
3.2.1.1.3. chance
3.2.1.1.4. task
3.2.1.1.5. changing groups
3.2.1.1.6. gender & status
3.3. Procedures
3.3.1. before
3.3.1.1. engage-instruct-initiate
3.3.2. during
3.3.2.1. keep an eye
3.3.2.1.1. from a certain place
3.3.2.1.2. monitoring
3.3.3. after
3.3.3.1. feedback
3.4. Troubleshooting
3.4.1. Finishing first
3.4.1.1. Challenging task extensions
3.4.1.2. SS' progress
3.4.2. Awkward groups
3.4.2.1. change groups
3.4.2.2. observe
3.4.2.3. each SS talking time
4. Types of groups
4.1. seating (whole-class)
4.1.1. orderly rows
4.1.2. circle
4.1.2.1. for smaller clases
4.1.3. horseshoe
4.1.4. separate tables
4.1.4.1. "enemy corners"
4.1.4.2. opposing teams
4.1.4.3. face-to-face / back-to-back
4.2. whole-class
4.2.1. advantages
4.2.1.1. sense of belonging
4.2.1.2. teacher=controller
4.2.1.3. gauge the mood
4.2.1.4. preferred class style
4.2.2. disadvantages
4.2.2.1. same thing, same pace
4.2.2.2. responsability for own learning
4.2.2.3. fear of public failure
4.3. on their own
4.3.1. advantages
4.3.1.1. responds to differences in students
4.3.1.2. less stressful for students
4.3.1.3. learner autonomy
4.3.2. disadvantages
4.3.2.1. no sense of belonging no cooperation
4.3.2.2. more thought/material prep
4.4. pairwork
4.4.1. advantages
4.4.1.1. speaking time
4.4.1.2. learner independence
4.4.1.3. better than one
4.4.1.4. quick & easy
4.4.2. disadvantages
4.4.2.1. noise
4.4.2.2. SS get off topic
4.4.2.3. pairs' affinity
4.4.2.4. not so popular w/SS
4.5. groupwork
4.5.1. advantages
4.5.1.1. talking time
4.5.1.2. problems w/affinity
4.5.1.3. cooperation & negotation
4.5.1.4. SS choose own participation level
4.5.2. disadvantages
4.5.2.1. noise
4.5.2.2. passiveness VS dominance
4.5.2.3. longer organising time