AcknowledgementsThanksforgivingmethechancetoaccomplishmypaperaswellasmakeaconclusionformyfouryears’education.IhavegainedmuchmoreknowledgethanIhavesupposedfromwritingthispaper.IwouldgivemysincerethankstoMrs.Zhang,arespectable,responsibleandresourcefulteacher,whohasprovidedmewithvaluableguidanceineverystageofthewritingofthisthesis.Withoutherenlighteninginstruction,impressivekindnessandpatience,Icouldnothavefinishedmythesis.Also,Iwanttogivemythankstootherteachersandmyclassmateswhohavegivenmemuchhelp.Thankyou.AbstractCooperativelearningandautonomouslearninghavebecomeheatedtopicsinEnglishteaching.Theyarenotcontradictory;instead,autonomouslearningcanbetterpromotethedevelopmentofthestudents’subjectduringthecooperativelearning.Duringthecooperativelearning,ifteachersbringstudents’autonomyintofullplay,teacherscanmakestudentscompletelearningtaskseffectivelyandefficiently.Atthesametime,theauthorfoundthatmanyresearchersemphasishighschoolstudents’oruniversitystudents’autonomouslearningabilityinforeignlanguagelearning.Researchesonjuniormiddleschoolarepaidlessattention.However,juniormiddleschoolperiodisagoldentimetocultivateandimproveautonomouslearningabilityandcooperativeabilitybecausestudents’ageandlearningabilityinthisperiodhavealreadyreachedarelativelymaturestage.Basedonthereasonsabove,thesubjectofthispaperisjuniormiddleschoolstudentsandthispapermainlystudieshowtocultivateandimprovestudents’autonomouslearningabilityforteachersbycooperativelearningintheEnglishteaching.KeyWords:autonomouslearning;cooperativelearning;Englishteachinginmiddleschool摘要合作型学习和自主学习已经成为了英语教学中热门的话题。它们不是相互矛盾的,相反,自主学习在合作的过程中能更好地促进学生主体的发展。在合作学习中,充分发挥学生的自主性能有效地完成学习任务。与此同时,笔者发现大多数研究者的侧重点为高中生以及大学生在外语学习中的自主学习而研究初中生的并不多。然而,初中时期是一个逐步培养和提高自主学习能力和合作能力的黄金阶段,因为在这个阶段学生的年龄和学习能力都已经达到了一个相对成熟的阶段。因此基于以上的原因,此研究的对象者是初中生以及主要研究老师如何在课堂上通过合作学习培养和提高学生的自主学习能力。关键词:自主学习;合作学习;初中英语教学ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction52.LiteratureReview62.1DomesticandForeignResearchonAutonomousLearning62.2DomesticandForeignResearchonCooperativeLearning73.TheConcretePerformanceofJuniorMiddleStudents’AutonomousLearning84.TheMainReasonsforLackingAutonomousLearningAbility104.1LowMotivation104.2LimitationofSelf-Discipline114.3LowUtilizationRateofLearningResources125.TheTeachingStrategiestoCultivateJuniorMiddleStudents’AutonomousLearningAbilitybyCooperativeLearning125.1SpecificStrategiesforCultivatingJuniorMiddleSchoolStudents’AutonomousAbilityinCooperativeLearningModel135.1.1SettingSpecificLearningObjectives,StrategiesandOverallPlanningforIndividuals135.1.2CultivatingStudents’Self-Discipline145.1.3LeadingStudentstoDoSelf-EvaluationandMutualEvaluation155.2SomesuggestionsforTeachersinCooperativeLeaningModel165.2.1SelectionAboutActivityContent165.2.2SelectionAboutDiscussionMode165.2.3OccasionandExtentofInterveningStudents’Learning176.Conclusion19Bibliography21CultivatingJuniorMiddleStudents’AutonomousLearningAbilitybyCooperativeLearninginEnglishTeaching1.IntroductionForalongtime,EnglishTeachinginChinahasbeenusingthetraditionalteacher-centeredteachingmethods.Theclassis...