PBL in language learning

2. focus on learning goals
standards based on content
21st century skills

3. meaningful problem
appropriate lever of challenge

4. asking questions
Finding resources
applying information

5. Real world context, tasks and tools,
impact
Speak to students' personla
concerns, interests and issues in
lives

6. Students make decisions
They can decide how they work and
create.
They can decide how to present the
work.

7. Reflect learning,
effectiveness of enquiry and
activities
Quality of students' work and

8. Get feedback
Improve the process and
products

10. Reasons for my PBL design
Make students more interested in language learning. Get each student engaged in it.
Trying to change the traditional way of teaching language and using PBL.
Nurture students' skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, technology skills and
colloboration.
 Students have more opportunities to show themselves.

11. Age Group and level of challenge
The 1st grade students
These students are curiouse about lots of things. They like asking questions. They have
some simple but basic knowledge of technology skills such as knowing how to look through
some websites and download apps.
Therefore, when designing the project, I will take the level of challenge and way of
presentation into consideration. And some help from parents will be needed if necessary.

12. PBL based on the content
Content
The PBL is “Introduce an insect at the insect show”. It is based on the textbook. After
learning some basic insect words such as ant, butterfly, ladybird, students needs to find
more information about insects and introduce them at the insect show.
Goals
Students work in a group to choose an insect and present it in the insect show.

13. Clear instructions
Instructions
In order to make the project go smoothly, the instructions shall be clear.
1. Students are divided in five groups. Each group shall have a group leader.
2. Each group choose an insect and gathering more information about the insect
3. Remember to dicuss and colloborate with your members.
4. Students can choose their way of presentations such as poster, video at the insect show.
5. You can ask help from teachers, parents.
6. At the insect show, you need to introduce your insect to other visitors.
7. The project will last for two-week.

14. Steps of implementing PBL
After learning the theme 'insect' in the textbook. Students will learn insect words and
some structures about how to describe insects. Therefore, students will design a project
about insect and introduce the insect using proper language at the insect show.

15. The driving question here is how to introduce an insect. Students focus questions about
features of insects such as
What is an insect? How does it look like? What can it do? and so on.
(Student have learned some words and structures of describing insects)

16. Students can have access to many resources:
1. Students can go to the school library to find books about insects.
2. Students can go to the insect museum to watch and observe insects.
3. Students can watch some videos about insects.
4. Students can look throught useful websites about insects.
5. The group can discuss these ideas and share the information.
In this process, they ask and discuss questions and ideas.

17.  Students try to solve prolems according to what they have
learned.
Knowing science knowledge can help them better know the
world.
Students are interested in finding facts about nature.

18. Members have freedom to decide how to gather information about
insects. Each can play his role in the group work.
Students can ask for help when needed from parents and teachers in
class.
Students can decide how to present their work by poster, video and
work.

19.  In the process, teachers can observe group's progress. For example, how the project is
going? How about the information gathering? Do they need any help?
Teachers share some knowledge about insects, provide useful websites or videos about
insects.
Parents at home can offer some help to their children.

20. Get feedback from group members and improve the progress.
Teachers can make some suggestions to students for revision.

21. Students can choose ways of presentation
1. Poster (Using drawing, writing skills)
2. Video: Students can ask members, parents or teachers
to record for them
3. Remember to share it in public.

22. Using PBL in my teaching, I believe will
be a creative way for students and me.
Learning English is not just knowing
some words or sentences, but also a
way to manage our skills.