Remember the satisfaction of a job well done, an event well organised, pride in your performance? This is what language teachers try to achieve with project work.
A project is an extensive task wherein all English skills, subject knowledge, higher level thinking skills and creativity
are combined. Students often work in teams towards a particular goal, the results of which are presented once the goal has been reached, and language is learned on the way. Projects are a type of Task Based Learning (TBL).
The main difference between a project for language learning and a real-life project like organising the Christmas party or a teacher workshop is, that in a language learning project the process to achieve the goal is as important as achieving the goal (the product) itself.
A project is an extensive task wherein all English skills, subject knowledge, higher level thinking skills and creativity
are combined. Students often work in teams towards a particular goal, the results of which are presented once the goal has been reached, and language is learned on the way. Projects are a type of Task Based Learning (TBL).
The main difference between a project for language learning and a real-life project like organising the Christmas party or a teacher workshop is, that in a language learning project the process to achieve the goal is as important as achieving the goal (the product) itself.
Very interesting.
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