Cooperative Learning in Junior School English Classroom-A case study Abstract  English Curriculum Standards requires involving students in cooperative learning to motivate their learning interests and help students cultivate the cooperative spirits,laying a solid foundation for student’s life-long learning.Rather than being passive recipients in traditional English class,students serve as dominant roles in CL,which is considered to be effective in English learning.The thesis aims to find out the application of CL,based on a case study of a junior school with 94 students involved.The hypothesis of the research is: With the application of the CL , students’ participation and interests will be enhanced and their academic achievements can be improved. Based on the results of the present research, findings, implications and suggestions about the research are made for junior English teachers. 46990

Keyword: junior school classroom; cooperative learning; case-study

合作学习在初中英语课堂的应用-案例分析摘要《英语课程标准》以激发学生学习的兴趣、培养学生合作精神为诉求，提出合作学习作为一种有效策略，能为学生终身发展奠定坚实基础。合作学习强调学生的主体地位，学生是课堂的中心而不是被动的接受者。由此本文提出假设：合作学习能有效提高英语学习水平，并以杭州某初一两个班级为例，以94位学生为研究对象，探究合作学习在初中课堂的实际应用。以至今研究所得成果和发现为依据，对合作学习在课堂实际运用提出相应建议。

毕业论文关键词：初中英语课堂；合作学习；案例分析

Contents

I. Introduction 1

II. Literature review 1

2.1 Definition of Cooperative Learning 1

2.2 Basic elements of CL Methods 2 

2.3 Typical Methods of CL 3

  2.4 Theoretical Basis 4

  2.4.1 Social Interdependence Theory 4

  2.4.2 Motivation Theory 4

  2.4.3 Constructivist Theory 5

III A Case Study of the Application of Cooperative Learning 5

  3.1. Hypothesis 5

  3.2. Participants 5

  3.3. Instruments 6

3.3.1 Questionnaire 6

3.3.2 Interview 6

    3.3.3 Observation 6

IV. Data Analysis and Discussion 8

  4.1 Analysis of Questionnaire 8

  4.2 Analysis of Interview 11

  4.3 Analysis of Observation 13

V. Conclusion 14

References 16

Appendix 1 Questionnaire 1 17

Appendix 2 Questionnaire 2 18

Appendix 3 Test score retabulation 19

Appendix 4 Interviews 21

I. Introduction

    English Curriculum Standards requires involving students in cooperative learning to motivate their learning interests and help students cultivate the cooperative spirits which lay a solid foundation for student’s life-long learning.Rather than being passive recipients,students serve as dominant roles in CL which is beneficial for the development of students’ overall abilities.