​What is Project Based Learning?

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

​Watch the video to find out!

​What is Project Based Learning?

Project Based Learning | Teaching Language Skills I | Powell/Weißenböck | FB Anglistik und Amerikanstik

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

​Watch the video to find out!

​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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• 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.

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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