合作学习是我国新一轮课程改革所倡导的重要的学习方式。由于教师在开展小组合作学习时未能正确把握好自己的角色定位,导致英语课堂教学实践中出现不少负面现象。本文从这些负面现象及产生原因入手,对英语教师在实施“合作学习”中的角色定位进行了分析和论述。 Cooperative learning is an important learning method advocated by the new round of curriculum reform in our country. As teachers fail to correctly grasp their own role orientation while carrying out group cooperative learning, many negative phenomena appear in English classroom teaching practice. Starting from these negative phenomena and their causes, this paper analyzes and discusses the role of English teachers in the implementation of “cooperative learning”.