Thursday, April 05, 2017
WEEK 12:
How to develop meaningful projects with students´ help
Rate: 4
This
week, I read an article about maximizing the benefits of projects work. My
initial reaction to it was Intrigue. I thought finally an article that explains
how to create projects in which students can get involved with. And indeed, it presents heavy arguments about
involving students in the creation of projects to foster them utilize a second
language.
Something
I learned and I immediately wanted to share with a college was that the basis
of successful projects. A project should focuses on real-world subject matter
that can sustain the interest of students. Also, it requires student
collaboration and, at the same time, some degree of student autonomy and
independence. In the same way, a project can accommodate a purposeful and
explicit focus on form and other aspects of language. And without forgetting,
that it is process and product oriented, with an emphasis on integrated skills
and end-of project reflection.
Something I learned and that I
immediately wanted to share with a colleague was the
ten-step process to maximize the potential benefits of project work. It explains how to develop a project taking
into consideration students´ ideas for deciding a project´s topic with the
teachers´ guidance. It is greatly
important because students are capable to obtain a feeling of ownership to the
project. Also, instructors are able to
designs language-improvement activities to help students successfully present
the final outcome of the project. Such help may focus on skills for successful
oral presentations, effective written revisions and editing, persuasive
debates, and so forth.
To
sum up, teachers should structure their curricula around topics of relevance to
students in various vocational areas, so that students will have an idea to
perform the investigation. Also, teachers should provide the correct
environment and elements to use during a project, in such a way students feel
supported by the instructor or guide in any improvised circumstance.
Hi will, I really loved to read your blog because there were somes points in which I agree with you for example when you mention that it is really important that students can create their own projects based on real world in real situation even thought if they do not like the topic, but we us teachers might make them to have a rel purpose to creat works. Also the point that if we have interestings projects to do develop with our students it would be nice and professional to share the ideas with our colleagues because at the end the most important purspose is to find the best way to help our students to frame their own design work.
ReplyDelete