Abstract: The cooperative learning is a learning method which can improve the efficiency of class and stimulate students’ learning motivation and students’ interest in learning. First, the paper introduces the origin and the definition of cooperative learning and points out English writing situation of Junior Middle School. And then it analyses three cooperative learning teaching methods that could be used in English writing: Team Games Tournaments (TGT), Learning Together (LT) and. Structural Approach (SA). We can make students actively involved in writing activities through cooperative learning, and stimulate their writing motivation and change their attitude toward writing.
Key Words: Cooperative learning; English writing; Junior middle school English
摘要：合作学习法作为一种学习方法，能够有效地提高课堂的教学效率，激发学生的学习动力和学生的学习兴趣。本文首先介绍了合作学习的起源和定义，指出了在中学英语写作教学中存在的问题。接着分析了可以用于写作教学的三种合作学习的方法：游戏竞争法、共同学习法和结构法。通过合作学习，我们可以使学生更加积极地参与到写作中来，激励他们的写作动机并且改变他们对写作的态度。
关键词：合作学习；英语写作；中学英语
