group work
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group work
A form of working or learning in which a task is worked on jointly by several people in a small group. This method is often used in schools, universities, and companies.
Für das Projekt zum Thema Erneuerbare Energien haben wir uns in eine Gruppenarbeit aufgeteilt.
For the project on renewable energy, we divided up into group work.
The word consists of 'die Gruppe' (the group) and 'die Arbeit' (the work). The '-n-' in between is a typical linking element that connects the two words.
Die Schüler sollen die Aufgabe als Gruppenarbeit lösen.
The students are supposed to solve the task as group work.
'Gruppenarbeit' (group work) is often used with the verb 'machen' (to do/make) or as an adverbial phrase with the preposition 'in'. So you say 'eine Gruppenarbeit machen' (to do group work) or 'etwas in Gruppenarbeit erledigen' (to complete something through group work).
Wir müssen für das Seminar eine Präsentation in Gruppenarbeit vorbereiten.
We have to prepare a presentation through group work for the seminar.
This word is mainly used in educational and work contexts. You hear it very often in school, at university, in seminars, or in professional workshops.
An unserer Universität ist Gruppenarbeit ein wichtiger Teil vieler Kurse.
At our university, group work is an important part of many courses.
teamwork
Teamarbeit and Gruppenarbeit both mean that several people work together. Gruppenarbeit mainly refers to an organized way of working or learning on a specific task. Teamarbeit places greater emphasis on how the members coordinate their skills and tasks to achieve a common goal.
In der Gruppenarbeit bearbeiten die Lernenden gemeinsam eine Aufgabe aus dem Lehrbuch.
In the group work, the learners work together on a task from the textbook.
Durch gute Teamarbeit verteilen die Lernenden ihre Aufgaben passend zu ihren Fähigkeiten.
Through good teamwork, the learners assign tasks according to their skills.
