合作学习的要义是学生以小组为单位共同学习。英语合作性学习应调动学习主动性,激发学生的学习兴趣,鼓励学生大胆质疑,倡导学生间的合作探究,重视英语实践能力的培养。培养学生的自主能力是课程改革的核心目标,是素质教育的要求,也是全面发展的需要。 The essence of cooperative learning is that students learn together as a group. English cooperative learning should mobilize the initiative to stimulate students’ interest in learning, encourage students to boldly question, advocate cooperation between students to explore, pay attention to the cultivation of English practice ability. The cultivation of students’ autonomous ability is the core goal of curriculum reform, the requirement of quality education and the need of all-round development.