Cooperative Learning Makes Students Learn More

Chen Xiuying

Cooperative learning plays an important role in the course of English teaching . They can learn much more knowledge and be happy.

I. Learning in a variety of ways and at different rates forming groups：

1. We can divided the class into small groups of 2，3，4 members. Using a variety of ways to form groups. For example， some students like singing， others like dancing ，acting， playing games and telling stories and so on. The students can make their own groups.

2. Groupings may vary for example by interests ，skills， abilities：

（1）The learning pyramid： Lecture， at the top of the pyramid has a disappointingly low retention rate of just 5%. Reading has 10% . Audio –Visual has 20%. Demonstration is at the rate of 30%. Discussion Group at the rate of 50%. Practice by doing is at the rate of 75. On the other hand， when students participate in active learning and then teach other students retention of material maximized at 90%.

（2）Cooperative learning and group work： Enables each student who does not ‘fit the present schools and curriculum models to be supported more effectively. Encourages each student to participate as no one knows or has all the information. Encourages them to work together ，not against each other. Give more responsibility to the learner. Has students talking more .

（3）Total Physical Response： The children learn English by acting ，doing， writing and so on. For example ： When teaching “I am playing football.” The teacher will do it by acting. While he is playing football， saying：“look， I am playing football.” The teacher teaches them by body language， body distance ，facial expression ，eye contact， gesture， scenarios and students know the meaning of the sentences without explaining in Chinese. This Teaching method can improve the English level of children. The student must watch the teacher and listen carefully in order to predict the meaning of a word or phrase.

（4）The Communicative Approach： The child will choose the best friend and make a dialogue as his partner. The teacher will give them scenarios. Making the best use of the natural condition， to creative a good English communicative scenery.

Competition can improve the abilities of cooperation groups. The group wants to get the first one. They try their best to work hard to fight against the opposite. The students may be reluctant to participate in cooperative learning. Competition can make the learners be much more confident，responsible， careful， brave and happy. For example： << Hand in hand>>The children stand in a circle and clap their hands， singing this song： “Hand in Hand， hand in hand. We are happy， hand in hand. Clap your hands， stamp your feet. We are happy， you and me.”

II. Results in everyone in the group

1.Understanding the task and the answer， students should not choose their group members and change groups frequently.We know that cooperation can give more responsibilities to the learner. It also makes students feel they can do it better.

2.Cooperation is very important in Learning. English. Acting， playing， working in groups can make the students understand better. learning how to cooperative is important in interpersonal communication.

合作学习在英语学习过程中起着非常重要的作用。

一、灵活多变的教学方法与不同层次的学生

1.根据不同层次的学生组成不同的组。把班级全体学生分成几组，每组成员3-5人，根据学生的兴趣，技能，能力，进行分组。例如，有些学生喜欢唱歌，有些学生喜欢跳舞，表演，玩游戏，讲故事等等，学生也可以自己分组。

2.灵活多样的教学方法。为了使学生记住信息有很多教学方法，例如：

（1）金字塔式教学方法：老师概述部分占金字塔的5%，位于金字塔的最顶端，演示部分占金字塔的50%，练习占金字塔的75%，另一方面，学生积极地分享自己的学习成果，把知识教给其他学生占金字塔的90%。合作学习和小组活动，会使不适合现在学校教育和教学模式的学生适合学校教育，更有效地学习。鼓励学生当没有人回答问题或者所有人都能回答问题时，把自己的观点，想法分享给大家。鼓励大家互相学习，合作，彼此之间，互相支持。

（2）集中学习法：给学习者更多的责任，给学生更多的交流机会，让老师讲得少些，让学生多练，老师站在一旁做指导。

（3）全身运动法，这是好的教学方法，孩子们非常喜欢，他们通过表演，训练，写作等等掌握英语，例如：在教授“我在踢足球时”，老师会边做动作，边说出来。看：“I am playing football”，老师会通过肢体语言（body language），面目表情（facial expression），眼神交流（ eye contact），手势（gesture），场景（scenarios），无需用汉语解释。这种方法可以提高学生们的英语水平，学生上课必须观察老师的肢体语言，仔细听，目的是理解单词和句子的意思，我们必须记住：每组成员必须少，老师不应该过多使用教学方法。

4.交际法。例如 孩子应选择最好的朋友作为他的合作伙伴，老师给他们提供场景，充分利用自然条件，去创造好的英语交际场景。

通过竞赛的形式可以提高小组成员合作的能力，小组如果想获得第一，他们会尽最大努力击败对手，愿意在合作伙伴中分享自己的想法。合作会使初学者更加有信息，有责任，细心，勇敢和快乐。例如：《手拉手》，孩子围成一圈，拍着手掌，唱着歌：“手拉手，手拉手，拍着手，跺着脚，我们快乐你和我。”我们会使用“全身反应法”，老师会鼓励学生大胆地表演。

三、小组合作的要求和结果

1.全体组员应该理解合作的任务，问题答案，学生不应该随意选择组员和频繁调换小组，我们知道 合作会给学习者带来更多的责任，也会使学生们感觉到，意识到他们会做得更好。

2.合作学习在英语学习中会起到很大的作用。小组成员的一起表演、玩耍、学习会使学生们之间更好的理解，在与人的交流中学会怎样合作是十分重要的。