| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Research purpose | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Research questions | 第13页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 Definition of cooperative learning | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Some major theoretical basis of cooperative learning | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3 Elements of cooperative learning | 第18-20页 |
| 2.4 Some main techniques of Cooperative Learning | 第20-21页 |
| 2.5 Recent research on Cooperative learning abroad and at home | 第21-26页 |
| 2.5.1. Recent research on cooperative learning abroad | 第21-23页 |
| 2.5.2. Recent research into cooperative learning at home | 第23-25页 |
| 2.5.3 Reflection on literature review on cooperative learning | 第25-26页 |
| 2.6 Some other reading teaching theories | 第26-29页 |
| 2.6.1. Schema theory | 第26页 |
| 2.6.2 Discourse Analysis Theory | 第26-27页 |
| 2.6.3 Constructivist teaching theory | 第27页 |
| 2.6.4 Multiple intelligences theory | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 The present situation, problems of English reading teaching in senior high school and itscountermeasures | 第29-34页 |
| 3.1 The goal of reading teaching | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 The present situation of Senior reading teaching and its analysis | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.1 From students' perspective | 第30页 |
| 3.2.2 From the teacher's perspective | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.3 From the perspective of reading comprehension in recent years' college entranceexamination | 第31页 |
| 3.3 Problems existing in English teaching reading | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4 Why use cooperative learning to solve the problems | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第34-43页 |
| 4.1 Subjects | 第34页 |
| 4.2 Instruments | 第34-38页 |
| 4.2.1 Pre-test, intermediate-test and post-test | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Questionnaire | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.3 Interview | 第38页 |
| 4.2.4 Narrative Inquiry | 第38页 |
| 4.3 Procedure | 第38-43页 |
| 4.3.1 The division of study groups | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3.2 The allocation of each member's role | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3.3 The rearrangement of the students' seats | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3.4 The instruction of the students' social skills | 第41页 |
| 4.3.5. The establishment of a scientific and reasonable evaluation and reward mechanism | 第41页 |
| 4.3.6 The roles of the teacher and students | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Reading teaching practice: the traditional and cooperative learning methods | 第43-57页 |
| 5.1 Samples of Cooperative Learning in English Reading Class | 第43-48页 |
| 5.2 Samples of Traditional Learning in English Reading Class | 第48-52页 |
| 5.3 Comparison between the two samples and the reflection of the teacher and the students afterclass | 第52-55页 |
| 5.3.1 Comparison between the two samples | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3.2 The reflection of the teacher after class | 第53-54页 |
| 5.3.3 The reflection of the students after class | 第54页 |
| 5.3.4 Comparison between the control class and the experimental class after carrying outcooperative learning | 第54-55页 |
| 5.4 The extension of cooperative learning in the students' extracurricular reading | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Results and discussion | 第57-68页 |
| 6.1 Students prefer cooperative learning to traditional learning | 第57-58页 |
| 6.2 Cooperative learning helps to improve the students' English reading ability | 第58-66页 |
| 6.2.1 Analysis of the pre-test, intermediate-test and post-test | 第58-60页 |
| 6.2.2 Analysis of the high-proficiency, the intermediate-proficiency and the low-proficiencygroup's academic achievements | 第60-62页 |
| 6.2.3 Analysis of students' reading proficiency after reading skills training | 第62-64页 |
| 6.2.4 Analysis of the students of different levels' reading ability after the reading skills training | 第64-66页 |
| 6.3 The students' enthusiasm to learn English has been aroused owing to cooperative learning | 第66-68页 |
| 6.3.1 The students are more interested in learning English | 第66-67页 |
| 6.3.2 The students are more motivated to learn English | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| 7.1 Major findings | 第68-69页 |
| 7.2 Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第69-72页 |
| References | 第72-76页 |
| Appradixes | 第76-105页 |
| Appendix 1 Questionnaire one for the experimental students before the research | 第76-80页 |
| Appendix 2 Questionnaire two for the experimental students after the research | 第80-84页 |
| Appendix 3 Pre-test paper | 第84-91页 |
| Appendix 4 Intermediate-test paper | 第91-98页 |
| Appendix 5 Post-test paper | 第98-104页 |
| Appendix 6 Scores in the tests | 第104-105页 |
