Maximizing the Benefits of Project Work in Foreign Language Classrooms

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 showing a race track

There are many benefits to using project work in the classroom, such as student autonomy, increased content knowledge, and motivation. This article gives ten steps for structuring project activities to maximize these benefits, using a case study on project-based learning in an English preparatory program in Turkey. Also included are recommendations for writers on how to include project-based learning in their materials.

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Bülent Alan; Fredricka L. Stoller

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Teachers Teacher Training Critical Thinking Motivation Project
Cover of English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 showing a race track
Cover of English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 showing a race track

English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4

This issue has articles on communicative language teaching, project work, team teaching, interactive grammar, creative writing techniques, and a feature article on a popular American sport.