Unit 2: How can PBL be implemented into the classrooms?
Overview
In this unit you will learn how to implement PBL into your classroom.
Objectives
- Identify ways to incorporate PBL into the classroom
- Choose PBL as a form of assessment.
- Create a list of topics in which PBL can be used.
- Create a rubric to evaluate a PBL.
How to implement PBL
There are a number of ways PBL can be implemented and assessed. <Grant, S. s. (2017). Implementing project-based language teaching in an Asian context: a university EAP writing course case study from Macau. Asian-Pacific Journal Of Second & Foreign Language Education, 2(1), 1-13. doi:10.1186/s40862-017-0027-x> does on study on the impact of PBL in a language classroom and what forms of assessments could have been been implemented in addition to what was already done.
Happy Reading!
Examples of PBL in a World Language Classroom
There are an endless number of ways to incorporate PBL in a foreign language classroom and in any classroom. You simply need to be mindful of the key elements, discussed in Unit 1, in order to choose a topic for your PBL. Some examples for PBL in Foreign language classroom are:
- Having students create a music video, while teaching a specific tense
- Creating a cooking show or cook book.
- Creating an Ad for the community, store, school, etc.
As you can see the ideas and possibilities are endless, it all depends on the content being taught, your students' interests and time constraint.
Reading Assignment
In addition to some of the ideas provided above, I found an article on Edutopia by Don Doehla (2011) "Using Project-Bssed Learning to Teach World Languages that provides you with a few more PBL ideas and goes more into depth on how a it can be created.
Using Project Based Learning to Teach World Languages
Unit 2: Peer Discussion Forum
Prior to answering the question below, take a moment to read about formative and summative assessments in PBL. File:Planned Assessment.pdf
Assignment 2
Create a list of potential PBL topics (minimum of 5) that can be used in your classroom. Once you have chosen 5 topics, create a rubric that you would use when evaluating your students'work, possibly a rubric that can be applied to all, if not most, of your PBL topics. Remember to incorporate some of the PBL elements in your rubric. Take a quick look at File:Rubric info.pdf before creating your rubric.
Your assignment must be in .doc or .pdf format at the time of submission.
References and Resources
- Doehla, D (2011). Using Project-Based Learning to Teach World Languages. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/world-language-project-based-learning-education-curriculum-don-doehla
- Grant, S. s. (2017). Implementing project-based language teaching in an Asian context: a university EAP writing course case study from Macau. Asian-Pacific Journal Of Second & Foreign Language Education, 2(1), 1-13. doi:10.1186/s40862-017-0027-x