Methodology of Computer-Assisted Cooperative Learning Based on the Materials of the Multicultural Collaborative Programme “STEP into the Global Classroom”

The article is dedicated to the scientific readiness of the computer-assisted cooperative learning theory in the foreign research activities. The author’s methodology being implemented within the bounds of the multicultural collaborative programme for the US and foreign teachers “STEP into the Global Classroom” is presented in the article (http://teamlearning.wikispaces.com/). The results of the study which was conducted on 79 non-native English speakers of pre-intermediate and intermediate levels are also described in the article.