声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1.Introduction
1.1 Background of the research
1.2 Purpose and significance of the research
1.3 Structure of the thesis
2.Literature Review
2.1 Task-based language teaching and its theoretical bases
2.1.1 Definition of task-based language teaching
2.1.2 Previous studies on task-based language teaching abroad
2.1.3 Previous studies on task-based language teaching in China
2.2 Cooperative learning and its theoretical bases
2.2.1 Definition of cooperative learning
2.2.2 Previous studies on cooperative learning abroad
2.2.3 Previous studies on cooperative learning in China
3.Framework for Group Cooperation in Task-Based Reading Teaching
3.1 Principles of reading task design
3.2 Application strategies of group cooperation
3.2.1 Reasonable grouping
3.2.2 Giving instructions when necessary
3.2.3 Transferring teacher’s role
3.2.4 Encouraging equal participations among students
3.2.5 Encouraging questioning
3.3 Procedures of cooperative task-based reading practice
3.3.1 Team building
3.3.2 Role allocation
3.3.3 Pre-reading
3.3.4 While-reading
3.3.5 Post-reading
3.4 Application samples
3.4.1 Sample 1
3.4.2 Sample 2
4.Teaching Experiment
4.1 Participants
4.2 Research Instruments
4.2.1 Pre-test
4.2.2 Post-test
4.2.3 Questionnaire
4.3 Procedures of experiment and data collection
5.Findings and Discussions
5.1 Improvement of reading proficiency
5.2 Expansion of English vocabularies
5.3 Building up of learing motivation and self-confidence
5.4 Activation of classmom atmosphere
6.Conclusions
6.1 Implications
6.2 limitations
6.3 Suggestions
Bibliography
Appendix 1 The Pre-test Paper
Appendix 2 The Post-test Paper
Appendix 3 Questionnaire
Appendix 4 The Pre-test Scores for CC and EC
Appendix 5 The Post-test Scores for CC and EC