中文摘要：随着新课改的实行，教育观念发生着潜移默化的改变。时代的进步和社会的发展使得教学方式也越来越合理化，以学生为主体的教学观念越来越重要。作为初中英语课堂教学中新型的教学方式，合作学习在初中英语教学中的应用被越来越多的人所关注。

在传统教学中，教师的权威和地位被强调。学生常常处于被动接受的地位，所以对于所学的知识，难免有一知半解和消化不良的过程。在这样的境况下，学生学习的积极性和主动性受到了阻碍。中西方的一些学者也渐渐意识到了这一问题的严重性。合作学习的理念也渐渐发展起来。

本文通过观察、实验和对比常熟外国语初级中学初二年级的两个平行班，分析了合作学习在初中英语写作教学中的可行性、有效性和应用性，并在合作学习的基础上对初中英语的写作教学提出一些建设性意见，旨在提高初中生的英语写作水平。

关键词：合作学习；初中英语；写作教学

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

中文摘要

Chapter One Introduction-1

Chapter Two An Overview of Cooperative Learning-2

2.1 The definition of cooperative learning-2

2.2 The theoretical basis of cooperative learning-3

2.2.1 Social Independence Theory-3

2.2.2 Choice Theory-3

2.2.3 Developmental theory-4

2.3 Features of cooperative learning-4

Chapter Three The Present Situation of English writing in Junior High

School-6

3.1 The importance of English writing in Junior High School-6

3.2 Analysis of the problems in the present situation of English writing

in Junior High School-7

3.2.1 Analysis of the teachers’ problems-7

3.2.1 Analysis of the students’ problems-8

Chapter Four A Study of Cooperative Learning in the Teaching of English

writing in Junior High School-10

4.1 The objective of the study-10

4.2 The design of the study-10

4.3 The procedure of the study-10

4.3.1 The earlier stage of the study-11

4.3.2 The middle stage of the study-11

4.3.3 The later stage of the study-12

Chapter Five The Results and Implications of the Study-13

5.1 The results of the study-13

5.2 The implications of the study-14

Chapter Six Conclusion-17

REFERENCES-18

APPENDIX-19

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS-21