Project-Based Language Learning: Projects that make them talk!
Are you a teacher of foreign languages or ESL? Do you struggle to motivate your students and make them talk more in class and in real-life situations?
Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) is reported to increase motivation levels in students while they acquire real communicative skills in the target language in your classes. It is not uncommon that students struggle to see the real connection.
Description
Are you a teacher of foreign languages or ESL? Do you struggle to motivate your students and make them talk more in class and in real-life situations?
Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) is reported to increase motivation levels in students while they acquire real communicative skills in the target language in your classes. It is not uncommon that students struggle to see the real connection between foreign language classes and the authentic use of language in a way that is meaningful to them. Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) is a teaching approach that can help them make those connections and feel more motivated to get out there and communicate in authentic situations and with real people of the target language.
During this course, you will gain an understanding of what PBLL is, an innovative approach that integrates language, content, and 21st-century skills by using engaging projects. This approach can be very effective in a CLIL context too. You will explore which steps and tools are best for integrating PBLL into your lessons, how to monitor and assess students and you will reflect on how you can integrate this approach into your concrete teaching practice and context. You will be presented with authentic thought-provoking ESL/EFL/FL projects and will work in teams to create your own project.
By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement motivational projects for your second language classes. You will know where to find resources to reuse or adapt and will create your own sample project for your classes. You will feel more confident facilitating collaborative activities with your students and will learn how to assess projects in a way that promotes both collective and individual accountability.
Learning objectives
Define Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
Describe the benefits of PBLL
Brainstorm project ideas for your class
Use a PBLL framework to find, assess and create PBLL units.
Promote efficient teamwork among students
Apply optimal assessment methods in PBLL instruction.
Use efficient feedback strategies
Implement Social and Emotional Learning strategies to improve collaboration
Apply digital technologies to facilitate PBLL
Create a PBLL unit for your class
Methodology & assessment
"Think, Make, Feel" is what drives our methodology.
Our Pegasus teacher´s Academy Transcend Method for Teacher Training is built around what research tells us is effective and based on the analysis of the feedback from hundreds of teacher participants over the years.
Teachers learn best when they get to inquiry, investigate, reflect, perform small tasks that are doable and bite-sized, create learning artifacts that they can use for their classes (such as learning activities and lesson units) and feel positive, safe and supported in their learning experience.
More here: https://www.pegasusteacheracademy.com/methodology
Assessment
-Class observation
-Completion of daily tasks assigned
-Completion and presentation of a final project related to the course on the last day.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Course package content:
Price: 500 Euros
5 days / 25 hours
400 Euros course fee and 100 euros organizational support fee.
Includes:
-25 hours of evidence-based teacher training
-Access to the course platform before, during and after the course
-1 Guided Tour around the city
-Help finding accommodation
-Certificate
More info about the Celtic historical beach town of A Coruña in Spain:
https://www.pegasusteacheracademy.com/locations
Register: info.pegasusteacheracademy@gmail.com
Other courses in Seville, Tavira and A Coruña: https://www.pegasusteacheracademy.com/erasmuspluscourses
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Day 1: PBL: A vintage innovation
-Presentations; Course Introductions
-Team building activities
-Exploring what Project-Based Learning is and what benefits does it bring to your foreign languages class.
Day 2: Projects that speak in tongues - Benefits and Design
-Discover the benefits, challenges, and solutions of Project-Based Language Learning.
-The four phases that you can use to structure your PBLL unit.
-Examples of PBLL units
-Teacher personal project: PBLL unit (template provided)
Day 3: Assessment, Feedback and Reflection
-Monitor and support student learning effectively throughout all your project.
-Discover the different types of assessment, feedback and reflection strategies for PBLL
-Learn about how you can implement them effectively in your classes.
-Teacher personal project: PBLL unit (template provided)
Day 4: SEL and technology
-Explore free digital tools that promote collaboration
-PBL and Social and Emotional Learning go hand in hand
-Teacher personal project: A PBLL unit (template provided)
-Critical Friends protocol (Peer feedback)
Day 5: Yes, you can design motivational projects!
-Teacher personal project (time to prep)
-Participants’ presentations on their personal projects and peer feedback
-Final Reflection.
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)
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Target audience type:Pedagogical AdviserStudent TeacherTeacher
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Learning time:25 hours or more