On the necessity of cooperative learning for the students´ specialized English learning in School of Agricultural and Food Engineering

Cooperative learning is a kind of innovative teaching mode, which has been widely extended in teaching. However many teachers lack the knowledge of cooperative learning and its theoretical basis. Based on constructivist theory, the writer makes a brief elaboration on the definition of cooperative learning, it´s implementation in School of Agricultural and Food Engineering, aiming at guiding the English teachers to use cooperative learning in teaching process, improving teaching quality and achieving the utmost learning effect.