| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第11-13页 |
| ·Aim of the research | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| ·Cooperative learning theory | 第15-20页 |
| ·Definition of cooperative learning theory | 第15页 |
| ·The connotation of cooperative learning | 第15-16页 |
| ·The benefits of cooperative learning | 第16-17页 |
| ·The application of cooperative learning | 第17-20页 |
| ·The application of cooperative learning in Business English Negotiation classes | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第24-31页 |
| ·Oral fluency and relative indices definition | 第24-28页 |
| ·Definition of pause | 第24-25页 |
| ·Definitions and calculating methods of temporal indices | 第25页 |
| ·Definitions and calculating methods of linguistic indices | 第25-26页 |
| ·Definitions and calculating method of performance indices | 第26-28页 |
| ·Research design | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第28页 |
| ·Instruments | 第28-29页 |
| ·Procedure of the research | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Data collection and analysis | 第31-47页 |
| ·Data collection | 第31-38页 |
| ·Pretest results of experimental class and control class | 第32-33页 |
| ·Comparison between pretest results and posttest results of control class | 第33-34页 |
| ·Comparison between posttest results of experimental class and control class | 第34-35页 |
| ·Pretest results of heterosexual groups and homosexual groups | 第35-36页 |
| ·Paired sample test between pretest results and posttest results of all the students in experimental class | 第36-37页 |
| ·Posttest Comparison between Heterosexual groups and Homosexual groups | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第38-47页 |
| ·Analysis of pretest results of experimental class and control class | 第38-39页 |
| ·Analysis of comparison results between pretest and posttest of control class | 第39页 |
| ·Analysis of comparison of posttest results between experimental class and control class | 第39-40页 |
| ·Analysis of pretest results of heterosexual groups and homosexual groups | 第40页 |
| ·Analysis of paired sample test results between pretest and posttest of all 16 groups in experimental class | 第40-44页 |
| ·Analysis of posttest comparison results between heterosexual group and homosexual group | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-51页 |
| ·Major findings of the research | 第47-48页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications and suggestions | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第49页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-56页 |
| APPENDIX | 第56-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-61页 |
| Publications | 第61页 |
