合作学习(Cooperative learning)是20世纪70年代初兴起于美国,并在70年代中期至80年代中期取得实质性发展的一种富有创意的有效的教学理论与策略。很快引起了世界各国的关注,并成为当代主流教学理念与策略之一。在全日制义务教育《英语课程标准》中也指出:“创设各种合作学习的活动,促进学生相互学习,相互帮助,体验集体荣誉感和成就感,发展合作精神。”英语新课程要求教师为学生创设良好的语言环境和提供大量的语言实践机会,使学生通过体验、感知、实践、参与和交流学习语言,能用所学得英语做事情,并在做事情的过程中发展语言能力。于是,合作学习的教学模式被广泛用于日常教学中。然而,并非所有在课堂内开展的小组合作学习都能取得预期效果。笔者从 Cooperative learning is an innovative and effective teaching theory and strategy that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s and achieved substantial development from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. It soon aroused the attention of all countries in the world and became one of the mainstream teaching concepts and strategies in the contemporary era. In full-time compulsory education “English Curriculum Standard” also pointed out: “to create a variety of cooperative learning activities to promote students to learn from each other, help each other to experience the sense of collective honor and accomplishment, the development of cooperation.” English new curriculum requires teachers Students create a good language environment and provide a wealth of language practice opportunities to enable students to learn the language by experiencing, sensing, practicing, participating in and communicating with each other. They can do things using what they learn and develop their language skills as they do things. As a result, cooperative learning teaching mode is widely used in daily teaching. However, not all group collaborative learning conducted in the classroom achieves the desired results. I from