PROJECTS + LANGUAGES

This is a blog post from "The Language Gym" and interesting blog from Dr Gianfranco Conti with good recipes for more innovative foreign language practices with a very practical approach.

Sra. Spanglish or Laura K. Sexton, shares her work in PBL in her Spanish as a L2 classes and more interestingly grades the success rate, commenting on the challenges found.

Article on an experience using PBL in an ESL class in Indonesia.

Good resources for the L2 teacher beginning with PBL, with special attention to the BIE modified sheet to plan your PBL project for a L2.

Practical article providing simple steps to create a succesful PBL implementation in your ESL class, or for that matter any L2 class.

Interesting article about the theory of PBL in an ESL class with a case study. Enjoy!

PBL for teaching Spanish with specific purposes.

A very comprenhensive and specific account on PBL in the field of Second Language teaching and learning, there are not many studies in this field!

Have a look at Project-based second and foreign language education : past, present, and future, in your library or get it online.

Case study using PBL and technology in a EAP course at a university in Hong Kong, similar to my project. As the students’ comments indicate, the experience for them was a positive one, and one which engaged them in their learning on a variety of levels – both technically and linguistically.

A brief article on the practical side on how to implement PBL in your L2 class.