Ian Brangan, Rachel Dowling: Integrating the tenets of Project Based Learning in a general English syllabus
1. Eaquals International Conference, Lisbon, 21 – 23 April 2016
Integrating the tenets of
Project Based Learning in a
general English syllabus.
Ian Brangan and Rachel Dowling
Alpha College of English, Dublin.
www.eaquals.org
2. David Crystal IATEFL 2016. ‘The
English Language 1966 - 2066’
‘to mansplain’
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Eaquals International Conference, Lisbon, 21 – 23 April 2016
‘a portmanteau of words for when a man explains to a
woman something which she already knows’ or as the
urban dictionary would have it ‘stating verifiable facts that
are inconvenient to a feminist worldview’
3. PBL, integrated into a general English syllabus, may
provide the answers to some of the biggest
challenges in EL teaching today.
With your partners can you think of one or two other
advantages of PBL based teaching.
antidote to
grammar
mcnuggets
hey, teacher,
leave those
students alone
student led
21st century
skills
really blended
learning
hugely
increased
production
student
choice
audience critical
‘thinking’
?
4. The 9 stages of effective PBL.
Work with your partners.
Put the following nine stages of Project
Based Learning into the correct
staging order.
5. Alpha College of English
Two Sample Projects
History/Herstory Hidden City
Driving Question: How do
we remember revolution in
our country? What are the
effects on our current
society?
Driving Question: Why is it
important to discover
unusual places in a city?
Think of ways of providing
an audience for students’
work?
Think of a suitable entry
event for this driving
question.
6. E twinning- Share your
Project Ideas.
If you would like to get involved in
some PBL tasks, contact us on
our Padlet page below.
PBL Padlet
7. To continue the project...
ian@alphacollege.com
rachel@alphacollege.com
