合作学习对五年制大专护理专业英语教学的影响研究.doc

The Influence of Cooperative Learning on English Teaching in Nursing Major of Five-year Junior College Huang Xiaoping Abstract: In recent years, the study of cooperative learning has become one of the focuses of language teaching research. Many researchers have studies cooperative learning in various aspects. But little research has been done about the impact of cooperative learning on the English teaching in five-year junior colleges. This thesis is based on the theory of cooperative learning. By the practice and application of cooperative learning strategies in the nursing major of the five-year junior college, it is expected to explore the general method patterns and strategies of cooperative learning in the English teaching of the five-year junior college. What’s more, after cooperative learning is operated on the students, the analysis will be done on the effect of the English learning interest, attitudes and grades by some experimental ways such as observation, questionnaires, interview, class practicing and data analysis. All the data yield the findings. 1.The experimental class outperformed the controlled class and significant difference has been found between them. Learners’ English proficiency in the experimental class improved whereas the level of the controlled class did not. Therefore, cooperate learning has positive effects on improving the learners’ English proficiency. 2. As for the language learning motivation, cooperative learning arouses learners’ desire to learn the language. There exists obvious difference between the two classes of students. 3. The learners’ attitude towards cooperative learning is mainly positive. Most of the learners in the experimental class have a preference for cooperative learning. The thesis proves that cooperative learning is effective in improving learner’s English academic achievement, language learning motivation and the cooperative ability. Key words: Cooperative learning cooperative awareness coopera