合作学习是新课程倡导的学习方式,而小组讨论学习则是合作学习中采用得较多的组织形式。在大学英语课堂教学中,小组讨论学习是一种常见的形式。采用这种形式能让更多的学生参与教学活动,调动学生学习的积极性与主动性,启发学生思维,提高学生的语言运用能力。 Cooperative learning is a learning style advocated by the new curriculum, while group discussion learning is a more organized form used in cooperative learning. In college English class teaching, group discussion is a common form. Adopting this form can allow more students to participate in teaching activities, mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of students’ learning, inspire students’ thinking, and improve students’ language ability.