| Chinese Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| English Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Current EFL Teaching and Learning Situation in Military Academies | 第13-14页 |
| ·Necessity and Feasibility of the Research in Military Academies | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Goal of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-41页 |
| ·A Brief History of Cooperative Learning | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous Research on Cooperative Learning Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Current Study of Cooperative Learning in China | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Cooperative Learning | 第19-20页 |
| ·Key Elements of Cooperative Learning | 第20-25页 |
| ·Positive Interdependence | 第21-22页 |
| ·Face-to-face Promotive Interaction | 第22-23页 |
| ·Individual and Group Accountability | 第23-24页 |
| ·Interpersonal and Small Group Skills | 第24页 |
| ·Group Processing | 第24-25页 |
| ·Major Methods of Cooperative Learning | 第25-32页 |
| ·Jigsaw | 第25-27页 |
| ·Learning Together | 第27-28页 |
| ·Student Teams Achievement Divisions | 第28页 |
| ·Teams-Games-Tournaments | 第28-29页 |
| ·Group Investigation | 第29-31页 |
| ·Role-Play | 第31-32页 |
| ·Theoretical Perspectives of Cooperative Learning | 第32-41页 |
| ·Motivational Perspective | 第33页 |
| ·Social Cohesion Perspective | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cognitive Theories | 第34-37页 |
| ·Second Language Acquisition Theory | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第41-61页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Subjects | 第42-43页 |
| ·Methods | 第43-46页 |
| ·Pre-test and Post-test | 第44-45页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第45页 |
| ·Interviews | 第45-46页 |
| ·Research Design | 第46页 |
| ·Procedures of Cooperative Learning in Teaching Practice | 第46-57页 |
| ·Strategies for Facilitating Cooperative Learning | 第46-51页 |
| ·Implementing Cooperative Activities both in and out of the Class | 第51-57页 |
| ·Assessments | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter 4 Findings and Discussions | 第61-73页 |
| ·Pre-test and Post-test Score Analysis and Discussion | 第61-63页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion of Questionnaire | 第63-67页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion of Interviews | 第67-70页 |
| ·Summaries of the Findings | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions and Recommendations | 第73-77页 |
| ·The Valuable Results from Cooperative Learning | 第73-74页 |
| ·Problems and Constrains with the Implementation of Cooperative Learning | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitation of the Research | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix | 第80-86页 |
