文摘
英文文摘
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Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Significance and Originality of the Study
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Anxiety，Apprehension and Foreign Language Anxiety
2.1.1 Anxiety and Apprehension
2.1.2 Foreign Language Anxiety
2.2 Communication Apprehension
2.2.1 Definition of Communication Apprehension
2.2.2 Types of Communication Apprehension
2.2.3 Causes of Communication Apprehension
2.2.4 Instruments for Measuring Communication Apprehension
2.2.5 Researches on Communication Apprehension
2.3 Theoretical Bases of the Current Study
2.3.1 Cooperative Learning
2.3.2 The Affective Filter Hypothesis
2.3.3 The Output Theory
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Subjects
3.3．Instruments
3.3.1 Pilot Study
3.3.2 Oral Test
3.3.3 Questionnaire
3.3.4 Interview
3.4 Training Materials
3.5 Procedures
3.5.1 Pilot Study
3.5.2 Pre-test
3.5.3 Pre-questionnaire
3.5.4 Planning
3.5.5 Experiment
3.5.6 Post-test
3.5.7 Post-questionnaire
3.5.8 Interview
3.5.9 Reviewing
3.6 Data Analysis
Chapter 4 Results
4.1 Students’Communication Apprehension Levels in Traditional English Class
4.2 Communication Apprehension Comparisons before and after the experiment
4.2.1 Commuaication Apprehension Comparisonbetween Experimental Class and Control Class before the Experiment
4.2.2 Communication Apprehension Comparison of Control Class before and after the Experiment
4.2.3 Communication Apprehension Comparison of Experimental Class before and after the Experiment
4.2.4 Communication Apprehension Comparison between Experimental Class and Control Class after the Experiment
4.3 Students’Feedback on the Communication Apprehension Control Training in Cooperative Learning
4.4 Oral English Proficiency Comparisons before and after the Experiment
4.4.1 The Correlations between Communication Apprehension Scores and Oral Test Scores
4.4.2 Effects of Cooperative Learning on Oral English Achievement
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5 Discussions
5.1 Causes of Communication Apprehension in Traditional English Class
5.2 Cooperative Learning and Communication Apprehension
5.3 Advantages of Cooperative Learning
5.4 Cooperative Learning and Oral English Proficiency
5.5 Summary
Conclusion
References
Appendix A Table of Information about Class 1001 and Class 1002
Appendix B Table of Background Information of the Students
Appendix C Oral pre-test
Appendix D Oral Post-test
Appendix E Chinese Pre-questionnaire
Appendix F Chinese Post-questionnaire
Appendix G Interview
Appendix H Table of Reliability Analysis
Appendix I Rating Criteria of Oral Test
Appendix J A Sample of Teaching Procedure in Experimental Class and Control Class
Appendix K Table jof Communication Apprehension Scores in Traditional English Class
Appendix L Scores of Experimental Class
Appendix M Scores of Control Class
Appendix N 详细中文摘要
Acknowledgements
