| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-14页 |
| I. Introduction | 第14-22页 |
| ·Research background | 第14-18页 |
| ·Major problems in English learning for senior Middle School students | 第18-21页 |
| ·Major problems | 第18-19页 |
| ·Main causes for the problems | 第19-21页 |
| ·The purpose of this study | 第21页 |
| ·The overall structure of the thesis | 第21-22页 |
| II. Literature review | 第22-37页 |
| ·Definition of cooperative learning | 第22-24页 |
| ·A brief history of cooperative learning | 第24-25页 |
| ·The theoretical basis of cooperative learning | 第25-30页 |
| ·Cognitive developmental approach | 第26-27页 |
| ·Group dynamics | 第27-29页 |
| ·Cognitive elaboration theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Elements of cooperative learning | 第30-37页 |
| ·Positive interdependence | 第30-31页 |
| ·Individual and group accountability | 第31-32页 |
| ·Face-to-face interaction | 第32-34页 |
| ·Interpersonal and social skills | 第34-35页 |
| ·Group processing | 第35-37页 |
| III. Cooperative learning in senior English class | 第37-63页 |
| ·The present situation of senior English teaching | 第37-40页 |
| ·The teaching subjects | 第37页 |
| ·The teaching environment | 第37-38页 |
| ·The teaching modes | 第38-39页 |
| ·The backwash effect of examination | 第39-40页 |
| ·Significance of cooperative learning | 第40-43页 |
| ·Providing the negotiation of input and output | 第40-41页 |
| ·Creating affective climate | 第41-42页 |
| ·Increasing a variety of language functions | 第42页 |
| ·Fostering learner responsibility and independence | 第42-43页 |
| ·Implementation of cooperative learning | 第43-63页 |
| ·Warming-up activities for facilitating cooperative learning | 第44-50页 |
| ·Preparations for the teacher and the learners | 第45-49页 |
| ·Starting with easy-to-do cooperative learning activities | 第49页 |
| ·Group arrangement | 第49-50页 |
| ·Main methods of cooperative learning | 第50-56页 |
| ·Group investigation | 第50-52页 |
| ·Student teams achievement division (STAD) | 第52-53页 |
| ·Jigsaw procedure | 第53-54页 |
| ·Learning circles | 第54-55页 |
| ·Role-play | 第55-56页 |
| ·Interaction as a key to cooperative learning | 第56-63页 |
| ·The importance of interaction | 第56-57页 |
| ·The characteristics of interaction | 第57页 |
| ·The requirements for interaction | 第57-58页 |
| ·Factors concerned with fostering interaction | 第58-60页 |
| ·The application of interaction | 第60-63页 |
| IV. Research design | 第63-78页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第63-64页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第64-65页 |
| ·Research subjects and materials | 第65-66页 |
| ·Instructional design | 第66-78页 |
| ·Group building and role assignment | 第66-67页 |
| ·Training | 第67-68页 |
| ·Assessment | 第68-69页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第69-78页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第69-70页 |
| ·Pre-test | 第70-71页 |
| ·Post-test | 第71页 |
| ·Sample lesson | 第71-78页 |
| V. Data Collection and Analysis | 第78-84页 |
| ·Data collection | 第78页 |
| ·Analysis of the results | 第78-84页 |
| ·Analysis of the results of questionnaire about the effects of cooperative learning in English class | 第78-80页 |
| ·Analysis of results of questionnaire about students’favorite cooperative activity | 第80-81页 |
| ·Comparison of the scores between the pre-test and the post-test | 第81-84页 |
| VI. Conclusion | 第84-89页 |
| ·Major findings | 第84-86页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第86-88页 |
| ·Limitations and prospects for future research | 第88-89页 |
| Bibliography | 第89-94页 |
| Appendix | 第94-115页 |
