Abstract This thesis which is based on the studies of Cooperative Learning method in English writing integrated many theories of Cooperative Learning to analyze the present situation and characteristics of English writing in junior middle school。 And the author carried out a teaching experiment in two classes which are called experimental class and control class。 The control class used the traditional teaching mode of writing to teach, on the contrary, the experimental class used Cooperative Learning mode in writing teaching。 After five months of experimental teaching, the relevant data were analyzed, which showed that the experimental class performed much better than the control class in the writing。 The Cooperative Learning teaching mode can improve the students’ interest in writing and promote the development of autonomous learning ability。 So this study has a certain theoretical and practical significance to the teaching of English writing。76319

Keywords:  junior English; cooperative learning; group writing

摘要本文以合作学习方法为基础，综合当前诸多的合作学习理论研究成果，对现如今初中英语写作课堂教学的现状及特点进行分析。本文作者对两个班级进行了教学实验，并区分为实验组和控制组。对控制组采用传统教学模式进行教学，对实验组釆用小组合作学习模式。五个月的实验教学后，对相关数据进行了分析。统计结果分析表明：实验组作文成绩明显优于控制组，该教学模式能够提高学生写作的兴趣并能促进其自主学习能力的发展。因此该研究对初中英语写作教学具有一定的理论及实际意义。

毕业论文关键词：初中英语；合作学习； 小组写作

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

2。 Literature Review 1

2。1 The definition of Cooperative Learning 1

2。2 Theoretical bases of Cooperative Learning 2

3。 The Significance and Necessity of Cooperative Learning in Writing in Junior High School 4

3。1 The significance of Cooperative Learning in writing 4

3。2 The necessity of using Cooperative Learning in junior middle school English writing teaching 8

4。 The Case Study on Cooperative Learning in English writing 8

4。1 The purpose of the study 9

4。2 The design of the study 9

4。3 The results of the study 9

4。4 The advantages of Cooperative Learning in writing teaching 12

5。 Conclusion 14

Works Cited 16

Appendix I: Pre-test paper 17

Appendix II: Post-test paper 18

Appendix III: 英语作文评分细则 19

1。 Introduction 

With the opening up policy, China is greatly blended in the whole world。 English, as one of most important international languages is playing a more and more important role。 As we all know in the modern society, more and more attentions are paid to a person’s consciousness of cooperation and the ability to communicate with the others。 And one of communication ways is writing in foreign languages if dealing with foreigners。

Generally speaking, English teaching in middle schools has made great progress in the past several decades in China: the scale of teaching is expanded constantly, and the teaching level is raised up continuously。 Teachers’ personal quality is greatly promoted on the whole, etc。 However, the development of our English teaching can’t completely meet the needs of the economical and social development。 For example, during the daily English teaching, too much notice is paid to the knowledge itself, rather than the useful skills of the language like English speaking and writing。 Now, students who learn English have realized the importance of English writing, and they are quite willing to acquire the skills of English writing for further use in their study and daily life。 So this paper will focus on how to improve students’ ability of writing。 And the author will pay attention to the Cooperative Learning method applied to the English writing teaching。 In the following part of the paper, the author will pided the paper into five parts: