Abstract:This paper mainly analyzes the development status and theoretical research of “cooperative learning”, and finds problems which existed in the cooperative learning in middle school English class through literature research, questionnaire investigation and classroom observation. These problems including that students can’t get along well with each other, classroom noise and free-ride phenomenon, etc. On this basis, in order to further explore the strategies of improving English cooperative learning from the perspective of cooperative learning executors --- teachers, it mainly put forward that we need to create the favorable terms for cooperative learning, make practical teaching tasks, strengthen the guidance of group activities and evaluate objectively and fairly.

Key words: cooperative learning English teaching problem solutio

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Abstract:

1.Introduction-4

1.1 Background of cooperative learning-4

1.2 The purpose, significance and methods of the research-5

1.3 The content of the thesis-6

2. Literature Review-6

2.1 The concept of cooperative learning-6

2.2 Research status at home and abroad-6

2.3 The Theoretical Basis-7

2.3.1 Humanistic Psychology-7

2.3.2 Theory of Social Psychology-8

2.3.3 Cognitive Psychology Theory-10

2.3.4 Language and Language Acquisition Theory-11

3. Investigation and Analysis-12

3.1 Purpose, Object and Method-12

3.2 Results of the questionnaire-13

3.3 Problems and solutions-14

3.3.1 Can't get along well with each other.-14

3.3.2 Classroom noise-14

3.3.3 Group activity time can not be fully utilized-15

3.3.4 “free-rider” phenomenon-15

4. Conclusions and Suggestions-16

4.1The conclusion of the survey-16

4.2 Suggestions of the survey-16

4.2.1-16

4.2.2 Making Practical Teaching Tasks-17

4.3.3 Strengthening the guidance of group activities-17

4.4.4 Evaluating Objectively and Fairly-17

Bibliography-18

Appendix:-19