APA_Project Based Learning

​Project Based Learning

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​What is Project Based Learning?

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​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8

​Watch the video to find out!

Open Ended

Write down three things that you want to remember about PBL based on the video you just saw.

​What is Project Based Learning?

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​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwuQU2-g5g

​Watch the video to find out!

Fill in the Blank

When students spend a rather short amount of time (e.g. 1 hour) on a final task to conclude what has been learned in the previous lessons, that's ___________.

Fill in the Blank

When students spend a longer amount of time (e.g. 1 month) to deal with an authentic real-life problem so that something new can be learned, that's ______________.

​PBL in the language classroom

"Project-based Learning in the additional language classroom (e.g. TESOL) involves learners working in fixed groups for a planned period to research a phenomenon or study a problem, and produce one or more ‘products’ in the target language (e.g. English) as evidence of their enquiry. It is cross-disciplinary (i.e. linked to other subjects), provides agency to learners (e.g. to choose their topic focus), develops higher order cognition, and encourages the use of practical skills in collaborative environments that simulate real world contexts (e.g. work, academic research, etc.)."

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Anderson, J. (2021). A framework for project-based learning in TESOL. Modern English Teacher, 30(2), 45–49.​

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Multiple Select

What are the criteria for PBL in the language classroom?

• fixed groups

• cross-disciplinary

• final product(s)

• connected to linguistics, culture or literature of the target language

• focus on process

• no requirement for a tangible product​

• danger: speakers will logically switch to their shared L1​

​TBLT

• focus on product

• products must meet assessment criteria​ to ensure target language use

• translingual interaction welcomed​

​PBL

​PBL ≠ Task-based language teaching

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​Anderson, J. (2021). A framework for project-based learning in TESOL. Modern English Teacher, 30(2), 45–49.

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​This figure shows the stages of the PBL process. Some key elements have been highlighted for each stage.

Multiple Select

What are key elements of the "planning the project" stage?

• forming groups

• time management

• doing research

• discussing the presentation format

• creating handouts

Multiple Choice

What are key elements of the "introducing the project" stage?

• checking whether STs understand what they need to do

• presenting assessment criteria

• doing a peer-evaluation

• doing research

• project briefing

Multiple Select

What are key elements of the "students working on the project" stage?

• doing research

• presenting a website

• doing a peer evaluation

• developing the product

• doing a Q&A

Multiple Select

What are key elements of the "presentation of product(s)" stage?

• project briefing

• launching the real-life projects

• doing research

• doing a group-evaluation

• time management

Multiple Select

What are key elements of the "assessment and reflection" stage?

• doing a peer-review

• checking whether the STs understand what they need to do

• letting the teacher assess the project

• forming groups

• introducing the presentation format

Here is a link to a website with project ideas for different school subjects:

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​https://my.pblworks.org/projects

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​Register to the website (for free) and take a look at the free projects available in the link.

​PBL project ideas

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​Task

Choose one of the projects​ on the website.

Give a brief description of the project and evaluate it (what did you like/not like about it). 

Additionally, you will see that at the beginning of teach project the "learning goals" have been listed. Add further learning goals by referencing the Austrian Curriculum and the CEFR. You should copy and paste the relevant descriptors/references into a Word document.

Furthermore, copy the link to your chosen project into the Word document.

Upload your Word document to Blackboard (assignment).​

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