A SURVEY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING

A SURVEY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING

IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN CHINA

Approved

Paper Advisor Date: March 24, 2009

A SURVEY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING

IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN CHINA

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A Seminar Paper Research

Presented to

the Graduate Faculty

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirement for the Degree

Master of Science

In

Education

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by

Ai Bin (Adam)

2009

ABSTRACT

Cooperative learning has been widely accepted in international English language class for over ten years, but today due to many different reasons it has not been widely used in the English language teaching practice in China, and therefore it may still have a long way to develop the cooperative learning in the English language teaching. In this paper the researcher conducts a brief questionnaire on the effectiveness of the cooperative learning in English language training class in the International School of Wuhan University of Science and Technology. The researcher reviews some theories regarding cooperative learning, and then the researcher analyzes informant’s feedback on the effectiveness of cooperative learning. Finally, the researcher suggests that cooperative learning, in spite of the pressure of examination, should be promoted by teachers and educational administrators as it can stimulate student’s motivation, develop students’ potentials and critical ability, which are all crucial for students’ academic development in future.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL PAGE ················································································································ i TITLE PAGE ························································································································ ii ABSTRACT ························································································································· iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ····································································································· iv

CHAPTER

I. INTRODUCTION ············································································································· 1 Statement of the Problem

Purpose of the Research

Significance of the Problem

Delimitations of the Research

Definition of Terms

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