| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第14-27页 |
| ·A brief history of researches on oral English teaching | 第14-17页 |
| ·Previous researches on oral English teaching at abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·Previous researches on oral English teaching at home | 第16-17页 |
| ·Features of oral language | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of oral English teaching | 第18-21页 |
| ·Communicative Competence Hypothesis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第19-21页 |
| ·Principles of oral English teaching | 第21-25页 |
| ·The principle of Hu Chundong et al | 第21-22页 |
| ·The principle of 3D Teaching Method | 第22页 |
| ·The principle of Wang Qiang et al | 第22页 |
| ·The principle of Information Gap | 第22-24页 |
| ·The principle of oral activities | 第24页 |
| ·The principle of fluency and accuracy | 第24-25页 |
| ·Teaching methods of oral English teaching | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第27-41页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of cooperative learning | 第27-30页 |
| ·Social Interdependence Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Cognitive-development theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Motivational Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第30页 |
| ·Basic elements of cooperative learning | 第30-33页 |
| ·Positive Interdependence | 第30-31页 |
| ·Face-to-face promotive interaction | 第31页 |
| ·Individual and group accountability | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interpersonal and small group skills | 第32页 |
| ·Group accessing | 第32-33页 |
| ·Methods and approaches of cooperative learning | 第33-35页 |
| ·Student Team - Achievement Divisions | 第33页 |
| ·Teams-Games-Tournament | 第33-34页 |
| ·Learning Together | 第34页 |
| ·Jigsaw | 第34-35页 |
| ·Group Investigation | 第35页 |
| ·Cooperative oral English Teaching | 第35-37页 |
| ·A proposed teaching model | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Four Application of cooperative learning to vocational oral English teaching | 第41-60页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第41-45页 |
| ·The basis of the research | 第41-42页 |
| ·Experimental scheme | 第42页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第42-43页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第43页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第43-45页 |
| ·Application of cooperative learning to vocational oral English teaching | 第45-54页 |
| ·The preparation stage | 第45-49页 |
| ·The implementation stage | 第49-53页 |
| ·The inspection and rewarding stage | 第53-54页 |
| ·A sample lesson | 第54-60页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis | 第60-67页 |
| ·Analysis of the oral tests | 第60-62页 |
| ·Analysis of the data from questionnaire | 第62-67页 |
| ·Analysis of attitude towards cooperative learning | 第63-64页 |
| ·Analysis of the effect of cooperative learning | 第64页 |
| ·Analysis of cooperation in group activities | 第64-65页 |
| ·Analysis of the significance of cooperative learning | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第67-73页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第67-69页 |
| ·Major contributions of the study | 第69-72页 |
| ·Major limitations and directions for further studies | 第72-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第78-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第85-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
