Abstract In current days, the cooperative learning is widely promoted. As a kind of effective cooperative learning, Jigsaw mode can stimulate students’ enthusiasm and their spirit of cooperation, is now more and more applied across perse disciplines. This paper focuses on the specific use of Jigsaw mode in English reading class. It includes an illustration of the origin and development of the Jigsaw mode, followed by the theoretical background and basic steps of the Jigsaw mode, and emphasis is placed on the specific case study of the Jigsaw mode applied in English reading classroom and the feedback and reflections from several aspects. The procedure is useful in analyzing the advantages of Jigsaw mode and what we can do to make up for the potential problems in the future. Through the case study of Jigsaw mode in English reading class, the author hopes to give more effective guidance to students in English reading, train the abilities of students’ self-learning and cooperative learning. What’s more, the ultimate goal of this paper is to find out whether the Jigsaw mode can be better applied in English teaching through feedback and reflections, thus further improve the English reading teaching.53105

Keywords: Jigsaw mode; English reading; case study 

摘要在大力倡导合作学习的今天，Jigsaw模式由于有助于激发学生学习的热情，培养学生的合作精神，被广泛地应用于各类课程的教学活动之中。本文通过Jigsaw模式在英语阅读课堂中的个案研究及课后反馈，总结了Jigsaw模式的优势，并探讨了应用该模式过程中可能会出现的一些问题和注意事项,从而今后更好地运用此模式提高英语阅读教学成果。

毕业论文关键词：Jigsaw模式；英语阅读；个案研究

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

2.1 Jigsaw mode 1

2.2 Previous studies on English reading teaching 3

3. Case Study: Specific Use of Jigsaw Mode in English Reading Class 4

3.1 Research question and subjects 4

3.2 Research procedure 5

3.3 Research results 6

3.4 Feedback and reflection 7

4. Conclusion 13

Works Cited 15

AppendixⅠ The reading material 16

AppendixⅡ The questionnaire 18

1. Introduction 

Of the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), reading occupies an important and indispensable position. In the process of English reading teaching, as a teacher, we shouldn’t simply ask the students to get the main idea of the article or grasp the language points; more important is to guide students to use some strategies and skills to improve their reading abilities and levels of understanding, to cultivate students’ independent learning ability and their team spirits in cooperation. So the current English reading teaching needs reform and implementing cooperative learning is necessary. Jigsaw mode is an effective cooperative learning which stimulates students’ enthusiasm and their spirit of cooperation to get all the information of the reading materials. 

Through the case study of Jigsaw mode in English reading class, the author aims to give more effective guidance to students in English reading, train the abilities of students’ self-learning and cooperative learning. Besides, the ultimate goal of this paper is to prove that the Jigsaw mode can be better applied in English teaching through feedback and reflections, thus further improving the English reading teaching.