An Action Research On The Application Of Cooperative Learning In The Reading Teaching In A High School

For a long time, reading teaching has been the important part in English teaching. It has also taken the unshakeable position in English study or the usage of English. With the diversification of education and the update of education concept, reading teaching has met a great challenge, in which the old teaching mode could not satisfy the need of education. So it is important to modify the old modeless in reading teaching and find out new ones which are suitable for modern students and teachers. So the author brings up a new model of reading teaching, which is the cooperative teaching modelThe paper is an action research, in which the author investigated 2 common classes of 111 students studying in a high school which belongs to the second class that is located in Changchun by interview and questionnaire survey. In the survey, the author researched the students'reading level and marks, the students'interest of the reading before and after examination and the students'demand about reading teaching.Through the interview and questionnaire survey, the author found that without cooperative learning the students were not interested in reading and their ability of reading were not enough good. Also they were afraid of reading and they thought it difficult to promote reading ability. They felt the old teaching mode boring and wanted to try a new one. After the cooperative learning, most of the students'reading ability was found promoted. Meanwhile, they became more interested in reading, and their reaction to cooperative learning was good. They thought cooperative learning not only could help them develop their friendship but also was good for the group cohesion. So, cooperative learning is fit for students of their age and suitable for reading teaching in high school. Also it is fit for the characteristic of the times and the development of education. Therefore, cooperative learning has the value of further research.