Project-based teaching promotes learning across a broad spectrum of knowledge, skills and competences and provides an engaging context for language learning specifically. Students engaged in project work are given the opportunity to develop their 21st skills of inquiry, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, self-direction, flexibility and leadership. They learn important communications skills of negotiation, mediation, information exchange, and goal-oriented cooperation. This course helps teachers support their students in developing these skills and competences, through English. On the course participants explore the theory and methodology behind PBL, to develop confidence in creating and implementing authentic, motivating projects with real-world contexts relevant to their students’ interests and identities.  Participants learn how to successfully organize and manage a project, from the initial idea to the final project output.  Throughout the course, they look at ways of using technology as a tool in project-based learning, fostering digital literacy skills in their students. Participants are supported to explore and use a variety of digital tools for collaborative project work. The course also focusses on ways to monitor and feedback on language use, and work on language development during a project cycle. Participants are assigned project work each day. The aim of the project work is to encourage teachers to explore the digital tools looked at in the lessons. Participants present a project outline on their final day, receiving feedback from the course tutors.  

• Course Modules:
• Planning a Project (From Idea to Output)
• The Case for PBL
• Acquiring Content (Supporting Learners’ Research)
• Supporting Speaking and Writing
• Language Instruction in PBL
• Creating Content (Digital Tools for Project Product Creation)
• Organizing Content (Compiling Digital Portfolios of Work)
• Reflection, Feedback & Learner Autonomy in PBL
• Assessment in PBL