| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第9-11页 |
| ·The current situation of learning English in China | 第9页 |
| ·The problems in current ELT in common colleges | 第9-10页 |
| ·The present situation of large-class English language teaching | 第10页 |
| ·Cooperative learning as a promising approach to large classes | 第10-11页 |
| ·A General Description of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Academic Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Practical Significance of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·The Structure of this dissertation | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-34页 |
| ·The definition of cooperative learning | 第15-16页 |
| ·Basic elements of cooperative learning | 第16-17页 |
| ·Characteristics of Cooperative Learning | 第17-19页 |
| ·Comparison of CL and traditional teacher-centered instruction | 第17-18页 |
| ·Comparison of CL and traditional learning groups | 第18-19页 |
| ·Comparison of CL and competitive or individualistic learning | 第19页 |
| ·Main cooperative learning strategies | 第19-21页 |
| ·Research on cooperative learning | 第21-24页 |
| ·Research on cooperative learning abroad | 第21-24页 |
| ·Research on cooperative learning in China | 第24页 |
| ·Theoretical background of cooperative learning | 第24-30页 |
| ·Motivational perspective | 第24-25页 |
| ·Social interdependence perspective | 第25页 |
| ·Cognitive developmental perspective | 第25-27页 |
| ·Humanistic Psychological Perspective | 第27页 |
| ·Second Language Acquisition Theory | 第27-30页 |
| ·Theories of “Teaching in Large Class” | 第30-34页 |
| ·The definition of large class | 第30-31页 |
| ·Difficulties and Benefits of Teaching in a Large class | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Feasibility of Cooperative Learning in Large Classes | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第34-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第34页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第34-35页 |
| ·Description of subjects | 第35页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第35-37页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test | 第35-36页 |
| ·Oral tests | 第36-37页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第37页 |
| ·Interviews | 第37页 |
| ·Teaching Practice | 第37-42页 |
| ·Teaching materials | 第37页 |
| ·Time allocation | 第37-38页 |
| ·Teaching Procedure | 第38-42页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第43-55页 |
| ·Results of Achievement Tests | 第43-48页 |
| ·Analysis of pre-test | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis of post-test | 第44-48页 |
| ·Results of Questionnaires | 第48-53页 |
| ·Analysis of Results in Questionnaire I | 第48-51页 |
| ·Analysis of Results in Questionnaire II | 第51-53页 |
| ·Students’comments on cooperative learning | 第53-54页 |
| ·Advantages of cooperative learning | 第53-54页 |
| ·Disadvantages of cooperative learning | 第54页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-61页 |
| ·Evaluation of the current study | 第55-57页 |
| ·Benefits of cooperative learning in large-class | 第55-56页 |
| ·Disadvantages of cooperative learning in a large-class | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第59-61页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第61-62页 |
| References | 第62-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-83页 |
