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Araceli García Fuentes agfuentes@edu. xunta. es CEIP Pérez Viondi – A Estrada

Do you find this to be true in your teaching practice?

� Project-Based Language Learning � Aims � Procedure � Products � Assessment � e. Twinning � Ideas for projects � My e. Twinning Projects � My tasks � Conclusions

� Collaboration/cooperation. � Meaningful learning (aim: to build a product). � Authenticity (real situations to use the foreign language. � Interculturality. � Pupils’ interests. � Motivation. � Alternative assessment instruments.

� Advantages of project-work according to Fried-Booth. �Authenticity of language input. task. event. learner-experience.

� What do we want our students to learn? �Language skills, communication skills. �Vocabulary and structures (notions, functions). �Cultural aspects. �Learning strategies. �Key competencies. � Start from our pupils’ interests and motivations. �Initial evaluation to check students’ previous knowledge. �Learner-centred approach (let students involve in the teaching and learning process).

�How are we going to work? �Student groupings. �Methodology; course-book? �Tasks, roles, … �Which instruments or materials are we going to use? �Computers �Video cameras �Web applications �Human resources, . . .

� What have our students done and shared? �Voice recordings. �Slide presentations. �Videos. �Books/magazines/blogs/. . . �All products are shown to the educational community and shared in the twinspace of the project.

�How are we going to assess students’ progress and work? �Pre-tests and Post-tests. �Daily observation. �Analysis of project work (products). �Teacher’s diary. �Students’ diaries and portfolios. �Rubrics. �Questionnaires and interviews with students to know their opinions. �Tests.

� Free virtual educational community of European schools. � Allows teachers to share ideas and create collaborative projects.

�Register on www. etwinning. net. �Look for a contact/etwinning partner. �Design a project or join an existing one. �Register the project and wait for the approval of the SNA. �Implement it.

Create a tale/magazine together (travelling book). � Create materials for the classroom (a board game, posters, mini books, comic strips, etc. ). � Label the school dependencies in all the school languages. � Make a film/short movie/advert/radio programme/podcast. � Organise an event (fashion show, party, exposition, a school trip. . . ). � Design a tourist brochure to promote our town. � Make a fruit salad/pizza/sandwich. � Plant and cultivate vegetables. � Investigate about an animal. � And many more! � e. Twinning modules, project kits. �

�Let’s Talk �Me ad My Planet Earth �We Love Animals �Let’s know about your class, school and village.

Introducing ourselves �Slide presentations: �Galician prezi, Poland ppt, Italy odp. �Greetings: �My Class saying hello (video). �Polish Class saying hello(video). �Students’ video introductions: �Hugo and Clara (Galicia). �Simone (Italy). �My class slides. �Polish students’ vocaroos: Oliwia.

Our animals

� Video. Conferencing meetings.

First VC with Italy

Videoconference with Italy.

� Why to use PBLL? � It increases self-esteem (Stoller, 2006). � It increases autonomy (Skehan, 1998). � It develops cooperative skills (Coleman, 1992). � It increases engagement and enjoyment (Lee, 2002). � It enhances cognitive strategies (Moon, 2005). � It enhances meta-cognitive strategies (Nikolov, 2009). More information: Fernando Trujillo (deestranjis. blogspot. com) Philippe Perrenoud. Ø References

“Los proyectos no son una fórmula, ni una metodología concreta, ni tienen un protocolo de actuación, son mucho más. Los proyectos de trabajo son un posicionamento personal y profesional del maestro ante la vida y la escuela” (Ferrer, Algás y Matos, 2007: 11). ØCuál es tu posicionamiento personal y profesional ante tu trabajo y la vida? ØSeguimos enseñando como siempre para obtener los resultados de siempre o prefieres renovar tu aula con una ilusión y un proyecto?

agfuentes@edu. xunta. es CEIP Pérez Viondi – A Estrada.