| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Lists of figures and tables | 第9-10页 |
| Lists of abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| Part 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·The purpose of the study | 第11页 |
| ·The significance of this study | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Demands of the Present Syllabus | 第11-12页 |
| ·The importance of reading teaching for students | 第12-14页 |
| Part II Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·Previous researches on cooperative learning abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Current Research Situation of Cooperative Learning in China | 第16-17页 |
| ·Definition for the concepts of cooperative-learning | 第17-18页 |
| ·Some characteristics of cooperative learning | 第18-21页 |
| ·The elements of cooperative-learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·The advantages of cooperative learning theories | 第22-23页 |
| ·Which students gain most from cooperative learning? | 第23-24页 |
| Part III Theoretical basis of the cooperative reading | 第24-29页 |
| ·Zone of proximal development | 第24-25页 |
| ·Group dynamics theory | 第25页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第25-26页 |
| ·Cognitive learning theory | 第26页 |
| ·Motivational perspectives | 第26-29页 |
| Part IV Research Methodology of the present study | 第29-47页 |
| ·Objective and research questions | 第29页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29-31页 |
| ·Procedure | 第31-32页 |
| ·Instructional design | 第32-39页 |
| ·Controlled class | 第32-34页 |
| ·Experimental class | 第34-39页 |
| ·Data collection and Data analysis | 第39-45页 |
| ·Data of English language proficiency and English reading tests in the three periods | 第39-44页 |
| ·Students' motivation toward learning English | 第44页 |
| ·Data of the motivational questionnaire | 第44-45页 |
| ·Interpreting the results of student interview | 第45-47页 |
| Part V Discussion | 第47-49页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第47页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-53页 |
| Appendix I | 第53-55页 |
| Appendix II | 第55-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62页 |
