合作学习在大学英语课堂教学中的应用分析word格式论文.docxVIP

their attitudes towards English learning and the classroom atmosphere. On analyzing the problems in the present English learning and teaching, an experimental study is conducted with a hypothesis that the students in the CL instruction will outperform those who are instructed by the traditional language teaching method. Based on a review of definition, basic elements, characteristics of CL and a discussion of its underlying theories, the study manages to clarify why and how cooperative learning facilitates foreign language teaching and learning. The study involves one experimental class which is exposed to CL instruction and one controlled class receiving the traditional Intensive-Reading method. All the participants are students of Grade 2008 with intermediate and under-intermediate English level from Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT).After the experiment had been conducted for about three semesters, data were collected by means of tests, questionnaires, interviews, and classroom observations. The effects of cooperative learning on students‘ academic achievement were examined through the analysis of the data from the pre-and-post-tests quantitatively with the use of SPSS 13.0. Significant difference (Sig=0.0210.05) was found in the results, which made the author‘s hypothesis acceptable. Based on the analysis of the qualitative data, positive results were also found. Compared with the controlled class, students in the experimental class had a better attitude towards English learning and were more active in taking opportunities to express their ideas and get feedback from the peers. Besides, the atmosphere in the experimental class was more relaxing. Students acknowledged that they enjoyed the atmosphere and benefited quite a lot from the positive interaction and relationship with their classmates and the teacher.Based on the findings elicited from the data analysis, the author summed up the advantages of cooperative learning in CET. It‘s indicated in this stud