NATURE OF PROJECT BASED

AND PROBLEM-BASED
APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE
TEACHING
B Y : E D E N RO SE D .
PREPARED
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 LEARNING OUTCOMES

• TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF PROJECT-BASED AND PROBLEM-BASED

APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING.
• DIFFERENTIATE PROJECT-BASED AND PROBLEM-BASED APPROACHES.
• TO TEACH ENGLISH WITH PROJECTS/PROJECT BASED APPROACHES.
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING VS. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
-EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT INVOLVES STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF CRITICAL THINKING TO
EXAMINE PROBLEMS THAT LACK A WELL-DEFINED ANSWER.
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
-EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WHERE STUDENTS ARE PRESENTED WITH COMPLEX PROBLEM OR
QUESTION THAT HAS MULTIPLE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR EXPLORATION.
PROBLEM-BASED
LEARNING
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

OWNERSHIP CRITICAL
CREATIVITY COLLABORATIVE
THINKING
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL)

- IS A CURRICULUM MODEL THAT EMPHASIZES THE EFFECTIVE USE OF TASK-
BASED PROBLEMS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ACTIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY
LEARNING
- STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT ARE ILL-STRUCTURED,
OPEN-ENDED OR AMBIGUOUS.
TEACHING ENGLISH WITH
PROJECTS/PROJECT BASED APPROACHES.
PROJECT BASED LEARNING (PBL)
-IS A TEACHING METHOD IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN BY ACTIVE
ENGAGING IN REAL=WORLD AND PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL
PROJECTS.
IMPORTANCE OF PROJECT-BASED
LEARNING(PBL)
• CONNECTING ACADEMIC SITUATIONS TO THE REAL WORLD
• DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.
• PROVIDES EDUCATORS INSIGHT INTO STUDENTS LEARNING HABITS.
PROJECTS AND PBL
• PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP SKILLS,
TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE LEARNING AND INTER-CULTURAL
UNDERSTANDING AND TO CONNECT LEARNING TO THE REAL-WORLD.
• PBL IS POPULAR TEACHING PRACTICE BUILT AROUND STUDENT-DRIVEN
PROJECTS.
-INDEPENDENTLY/ COLLABORATIVELY
 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECTS AND PROJECT-
BASED LEARNING

• “PROJECTS” CAN REPRESENT A RANGE OF TASKS THAT CAN BE DONE

AT HOME OR IN THE CLASSROOM BY PARENTS OR GROUPS OF
STUDENTS, QUICKLY OR OVERTIME.
• “PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL)” ALSO FEATURES PROJECTS, IN PBL
THE FOCUS IS MORE ON THE PROCESS OF LEARNING AND LEARNER-
PEER CONTENT INTERACTION THAT THE END PRODUCT ITSELF.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECTS AND PROJECT-BASED
LEARNING
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
STUDENTS PITCHING IDEAS AND CREATING THEIR OWN BUSINESS
PLANS TO SOLVE A SOCIETAL NEED. STUDENTS COULD WORK
INDEPENDENTLY OR IN A GROUP TO CONCEPTUALIZE, DESIGN, AND
LAUNCH THEIR INNOVATIVE PRODUCT IN FRONT OF CLASSMATES
AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
BENEFITS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
•PROMOTE SELF-LEARNING
•HIGHLY ENGAGING
•DEVELOP TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
•IMPROVE TEAMWORK ABILITIES
•ENCOURAGE INTRINSIC REWARDS
BENEFITS OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
• DEEPER ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION WITH LEARNING CONTENT
• ENCOURAGEMENT OF HIGHER ORDER THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
• DEVELOPMENT OF PEER AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS
• FOSTERING OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS LIKE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION
• A SENSE OF MASTERY AND SELF-EFFICACY
• GAINING VALUABLE CAREER INSIGHTS.