Abstract

Cooperative learning, as a new organizational form of teaching, has been more and more widely used in English language teaching. It has broken the traditional teacher-centered teaching mode. Nowadays, it has been regarded as a creative and effective teaching theory and strategy. In order to get more insights into cooperative learning, which is not only a way of learning but also a teaching strategy, a study on the application of cooperative learning has been made from several aspects:theoretical basis, application and evaluation. The present study aims to explore the significance of using cooperative group work technique on improving learners’ speaking skill and communicative skills in EFL classes. The current work is mainly concerned with making use of small groups or group work to maximize learners’ oral production and minimize the learners ‘anxiety and threat. It also attempts to shed the light on the importance of establishing a comfortable and friendly environment as an attempt to get learners to use the language appropriately. 

Key words: Cooperative learning;  English speaking;  primary school

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1.Introduction1

2.The Significance and Features of the Cooperative Learning in English Speaking Class1

2.1 The significance of cooperative learning.3

2.1.1 The need of the development of education of the time3

2.1.2 Cultivation of students’ innovative consciousness 3

2.2 The features of the cooperative learning.4

2.2.1 Having a clear purpose.4

2.2.2 Emphasizing the interactive and cooperation of various factors 4

2.2.3 Focusing on the overall evaluation of the group.4

3. The contrast between the application of the Cooperative Learning in ideal and real English Speaking Lesson5

3.1 The ideal process of cooperative learning5

3.1.1 The case analysis of ideal cooperative learning .6

3.2 Some problems of the cooperative learning in the real English speaking  lesson . 7

3.2.1 Inappropriate tasks7

3.2.2 Unclear group divisions.7

3.2.3 The imperfect assessment system.8

4. Strategies of Cooperative Learning in English Speaking Class8

4.1 Appropriate tasks.8

4.2 Reasonable grouping and clear division of tasks9

4.3 Application of evaluation method.10

5. Conclusion.11

References.12