| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the present study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·Definitions of cooperative learning | 第17-18页 |
| ·The theoretical basis of cooperative learning | 第18-22页 |
| ·Development theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cognitive elaboration theory | 第19页 |
| ·Goal structure theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第20-21页 |
| ·Humanistic psychology | 第21-22页 |
| ·The studies of cooperative learning at home and abroad | 第22-24页 |
| ·The studies of cooperative learning abroad | 第22-23页 |
| ·The studies of cooperative learning at home | 第23-24页 |
| ·Research on language learning anxiety | 第24-26页 |
| ·Definitions of language learning anxiety | 第24页 |
| ·Three components of language learning anxiety | 第24-25页 |
| ·Communication apprehension | 第24-25页 |
| ·Fear of negative social evaluation | 第25页 |
| ·Test anxiety | 第25页 |
| ·Students' manifestations of language learning anxiety | 第25-26页 |
| ·The relationship between cooperative learning and language learning anxiety | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第28-34页 |
| ·Research Design | 第28-29页 |
| ·Objectives of the research | 第28页 |
| ·Subjects of the research | 第28-29页 |
| ·Instruments for data collection | 第29-32页 |
| ·Foreign language classroom anxiety scale (FLCAS) | 第29-32页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test | 第32页 |
| ·The interviews | 第32页 |
| ·Procedure of the research | 第32页 |
| ·Method of data analysis | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Data analysis and implications | 第34-48页 |
| ·Score analyses of the questionnaires | 第34-40页 |
| ·Analyses of attitudes towards English learning anxiety | 第40-45页 |
| ·Pre-interview | 第40-44页 |
| ·Post-interview | 第44-45页 |
| ·Analyses of mean scores between thepre-test and the post-test | 第45-46页 |
| ·Implications for English teaching in senior high schools in China | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| ·Findings of the research | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第49页 |
| ·Proposals for the future research on cooperative learning | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-55页 |
| Appendix | 第55-59页 |
