| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第6-8页 |
| Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Significance of the thesis | 第12-15页 |
| ·Rational for the research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Problems of EFL teaching in China | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research achievement so far | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-33页 |
| ·Cooperative learning | 第18-30页 |
| ·Definition of cooperative learning | 第18-21页 |
| ·The characteristic of cooperative learning | 第21-23页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of Cooperative learning | 第23-26页 |
| ·Cooperative learning methods | 第26-28页 |
| ·Benefits of cooperative learning | 第28-29页 |
| ·Evaluation of cooperative learning | 第29-30页 |
| ·Oral English and cooperative learning | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第33-48页 |
| ·The research questions | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instruments of the research | 第34-35页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第34页 |
| ·Post-test paper | 第34页 |
| ·Pre-oral test and post-oral test | 第34-35页 |
| ·SPSS | 第35页 |
| ·Slavin's students achievement sheet | 第35页 |
| ·Controlling extraneous variables | 第35-36页 |
| ·Procedures of research | 第36-48页 |
| ·Recording the Entrance Examination of Senior High School scores used as pre-test | 第36-37页 |
| ·Pre-oral Test and tape scripted | 第37页 |
| ·Group building | 第37-38页 |
| ·Subjects training | 第38-40页 |
| ·Group activities | 第40-46页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第46-47页 |
| ·Group achievement record | 第47页 |
| ·post-oral test and post-test paper | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Research results and analysis | 第48-57页 |
| ·Data collected through the survey the questionnaire | 第48页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第48-50页 |
| ·Data collected through the results of the tests | 第50-54页 |
| ·Analysis the results of the tests | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Findings and Discussions | 第57-62页 |
| ·Answers the research Questions | 第57-59页 |
| ·Existing problems | 第59-60页 |
| ·Suggested measures to solve the problems | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第62页 |
| ·Implications | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-72页 |
| Appendixes | 第72-91页 |
| Appendix 1 Questionnaire | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix 2 Slavin's quiz score sheet | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix 3 Scoring Rubric and Actual Scoring Sheet of Oral Task | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix 4 Tape Script of Treatment Group | 第76-91页 |
