Perspectives on CALL for Project-Based
Learning
TESOL 2000
The use of projects in teaching ESL/EFL is said to foster student
autonomy and encourage active, student-centered language practice.
This colloquium will present the theory and practice of
technology-enhanced, project-based language learning in intensive
English, adult education, and EFL contexts. Each speaker will discuss
projects in detail, including the process and outcomes. A panel
discussion of audience-generated questions will follow.
Presenters:
Program:
- Heide Spruck Wrigley will connect theory and practice by
illustrating how project-based learning reflects the principles of
adult learning, 2nd language acquistion and literacy development.
She will also discuss the phases of project based learning,
including start-up through mini-projects, inquiry, implementation,
and assessment. http://www.cyberstep.org/tesol/
- Michael Krauss will present three projects and discuss how
they support the curricular objectives of an intensive English
program. "Culture Capsules" is a project in which pairs of ESL
students create multimedia web pages, comparing cultural aspects
of their respective countries. The "Campus Visits" project enables
students to interview personnel in a campus department of their
choice. The project culminates in oral reports using
student-created PowerPoint® presentations as visual aids.
"Campus Connections" is a project which brings ESL students
together with their host families (Friendship Families) for a work
day at a local community service agency. Web pages are created to
display student work resulting from this service-learning
experience. http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/tesol2000web/tesol2000proj.html
- Susan Gaer will discuss project-based learning in adult
education, where typically projects have focused on the needs of
the learner. Susan will describe two very powerful projects, one
conducted in an urban setting and the other in a rural setting.
The folktale project, completed in a rural area with an older,
non-literate population, consisted of collaboration between the
adult school and the local school district. The newspaper project
was developed in an urban setting with a much more literate
population. Susan will show how these projects were developed and
implemented, and how she accounted for the differences in setting
and population. http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/pbl/
- Tom Robb will discuss the implementation of web projects in an
EFL setting (Japan). After briefly reviewing the "Famous
Personages in Japan," "Kyoto Restaurants," and "Japanese Sound
Collection" projects, he will examine their strengths and
weaknesses and propose a list of DOs and DON'Ts for successful
project management. http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/tesol2000proj.html
Colloquium: Perspectives on CALL for Project-Based Learning
TESOL
2000, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Presentation # 5501
Created by: krauss@lclark.edu
Updated: 3/25/00