A Study of Cooperative Learning in English Teaching
Abstract: Cooperative learning is a creative and effective teaching approach which has been proved by many researches. It originated in the United States and is now widespread in many countries in the world. In cooperative learning, students work with their peers to accomplish a shared or common goal. The goal is reached through interdependence among all group members rather than working alone. This study mainly consists of four parts. The first part is a general introduction to cooperative learning, including the history, the theoretical background, the major models and the key elements of cooperative learning. The second part recommends some practical strategies to apply cooperative learning in English teaching class. The third part illustrates the implementation of the cooperative learning in English teaching class and analyzes the result of the implementation based on a case study while the last part raises some issues for further discussion.
Keywords: Cooperative Learning, English Teaching, Group Work
Contents
Abstract 1
摘 要 1
Introduction 2
1.1 Historical Background 2
1.2 Research Purpose and Significance 3
2 Literature Review 4
2.1 A Brief History of Cooperation Learning 4
2.2 The Current Research Status 5
2.3 The Theoretical Bases 6
3 Major Models & Key Elements of Cooperative Learning 8
3.1 Group Investigation-An Inquiry Model 8
3.2 Student Teams Achievement Divisions 8
3.3 Jigsaw 9
3.4 Learning Together 10
3.5 Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning 10
4 Implementing Cooperative Learning 11
4.1 The Size of the Groups 11
4.2 The Forming of the Groups 12
4.3 The Duration for the Team to Stay Together 13
4.4 Methods to Disband the Groups 13
4.5 Methods to Overcome Resistance to Group Activities 13
4.6 Methods to Deal with Groups Finish before Other Groups 14
5 Research Report of Implementation-A Case Study 14
5.1 Setting and Method 14
5.2 Results: 15
5.3 Analysis: 16
5.4 Suggestions: 17
6 Conclusion 18
Reference: 19
Acknowledgements 20
