“学习共同体”(learning community)是支撑以知识建构与意义协商为内涵的学习平台,强调人际心理相容与沟通,在学习中发挥群体动力作用。把学习共同体引入英语课堂教学符合新课程标准所倡导体验、实践、参与、合作、交流的教学理念,有利于激活课堂气氛,提高学习效果,改善人际交往能力。 “Learning community” is a learning platform that supports the construction of knowledge and the negotiation of meaning. It emphasizes interpersonal psychological compatibility and communication and plays a role of group dynamics in learning. The introduction of a learning community into English classroom teaching conforms to the teaching philosophy of experience, practice, participation, cooperation and exchange advocated by the new curriculum standards, which helps to activate classroom atmosphere, improve learning outcomes and improve interpersonal skills.