针对传统大班额英语教学以教师为主的现状,运用合作学习理论,在英语教学中开展合作学习的情况普遍存在。本文从我国现阶段教育背景着手,通过对合作学习的定义、合作学习的方法、有效地开展合作学习的步骤等问题的讨论,明确在大班额英语教学中开展合作学习的必要性。 In view of the teacher-based status quo of traditional English teaching in large classes and the application of cooperative learning theory, cooperative learning in English teaching is ubiquitous. This article starts from the present educational background in our country, and through the discussion of the definition of cooperative learning, the method of cooperative learning and the steps of cooperative learning, it is necessary to make clear the cooperative learning in the teaching of large classes of English.