TESOL

1. Empowering English through
Project-Based Learning with ICT
Tutorial: Sustainable Education
By Vhinahshini Visvanathan

2. ACTIVITY
• CREATE ANY 21ST CENTURY ACTIVITY USING
THE BROCHURE GIVEN

3. Project based Learning
• Instructional methodology that encourages
students to learn and apply opportunities for
deeper leaning in-context and for the
development of important skills tied to college
and career readiness. (O’Brien, M., 2019).
• Instructional method centered on the learner
(Bass,2011).

4. Characteristics
Inter-
disciplinary
rigorous
Student-
centered

5. BENEFITS
OF PBL
Multidisciplinary
pedagogical
approach that
provides meaningful
learning
opportunities
Build 21st century
skills students need
to succeed
Engage in real world
learning
Demonstrate
creative thinking and
skills
Boosting learning
motivation and
confidence
Reducing second
/foreign language
anxiety

6. STEPS IN PBL
Selecting the topic
• Interest and
relevant
• Challenging and
motivating
• flexibility
Project
development
Reporting
•Presenting
•feedback
Assessment
•Peer evaluation
•Self reflection

7. ICT in Teaching and Learning
BENEFITS
Improves
engagement
Improves
knowledge
retention
Encourages
individual
learning
Encourages
collaboration
Useful life
skills
More
resourceful

8. Research Question
• How well is the learning of English with PBL
approach using ICT?

9. Tackle students’
learning
difficulties
Switching from
conventional
teaching ways
Design
25 students of
Politeknik Negeri
Pontianak,
Indonesia
Students able to
converse English
with grammatical
errors
Settings &
Participants

10. Timeframe
6 weeks
2 weeks on project
completion
3 projects
1st project
Writing an email to
a university
overseas asking for
information
2nd project
Conversational
topic
3rd project
Find a profile of a
well-known
university from You
Tube
Present a brochure
about a Masters
program from the
chosen university

11. DATA
COLLECTION
• Semi-structured
interviews
• Observation

12. RESULTS
PROJECT 1
•Purpose: writing electronic
mails
•1ST WEEK
•Tcr monitors and aids in
finding correct information
•Encourages in asking
questions to each other
•Presenting the draft
•Sending the mail
•2ND WEEK
•Display the mail and
responses
•Students express their
excitement
•Viewed as real life experience
PROJECT 2
•Purpose: speaking through
videotape conversational
activities
•Groups of 5 for 1 topic
•Uses website pages for
materials
•Modify the samples
accordingly
•Discussing and distributing
roles
•Realising large number
resources in the internet that
they can access
•Establising creativity among
groups
•Students communicated
exclusively in English
•Enjoyed the activity and felt
the hours spend was valuable
PROJECT 3
•Purpose: enhance reading and
speaking
•Locating universities in English
speaking countries
•Getting information about
Master degree program
•Becoming more proficient in
locating information
•More communication in
English
•Group presentation becomes
more creative
•Becomes more motivated in
learning English
•Good practice skimming and
scanning brochure about
Masters degree

13. DISCUSSION
Undergo a more
meaningful learning
after exposed PBL with
ICT
Facilitates the creation
of a rewarding
learning experience
Teaching PBL with ICT
understanding and
careful monitoring can
engage pupils actively
Using peer learning
activities creates
collegial atmosphere
Inspired researcher to
keep motivating
students using English
with ICT through PBL
The students were
actively involve in
decision making
process
Feeling more
motivated, responsible
and confident

14. Conclusion
Generates
positive learning
atmosphere
Students
participate
actively in the
process of
knowledge
construction and
skill gain actively
Teacher
promotes good
understanding
of pedagogy and
ICT helps
boosting PBL