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The Reflection of Cooperative Learning in English Class 　　 　　Abstract：Cooperative learning is becoming an increasingly popular teaching strategy and it has already been put into the English class. This paper firstly analyzed the current situations of cooperative leaning, then discussed and designed some effective methods and strategies, intending to explore how to improve the validity of cooperative learning in English class.?? 　　Key wordscooperative learning；group；teaching；English class?? 　　中图分类号：F11文献标识码：A文章编号：1673-0992（2011）1-0232-01?? 　　 　　1??The Definition of Cooperative Learning?? 　　 　　Cooperative learning takes many definitions and models. Now, there has not been a universally accepted definition yet. “Cooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups through which students work together to maximize their own and each others learning. (Johnson, Johnson and Holubc, 1994); Cooperative learning is defined by a set of processes which help people interact together in order to accomplish a specific goal or develop an end product which is usually content specific. (Ted Panitz, 1996); Cooperative learning is an arrangement in which students work in mixed ability groups and are rewarded on the basis of the success of the group. (A. Woolfolk, 2001). In our English class, cooperative learning can be considered as a teaching strategy in which students of different levels of performance work together in small groups to accomplish a shared learning goal. The members are responsible for their own learning as well as their teammates, that is they should communicate with each other, help and encourage each other so as to maximize everyones learning and make progress together. ?? 　　 　　2. The Current Situations of Cooperative Learning in English Class?? 　　 　　Now, almost in every English class, the group-discussion learning is adopted. This implies that cooperative learning is becoming an increasingly popular teaching strategy. However, running after