Application of Project Based Learning into Mandarin Classroom
Sharon Jiang 江卓芝
Pace Academy/M.S 118 Teacher-Leader
论文摘要Paper
Abstract :After
John Dewey put forward the idea of ""learning by doing"",
project based learning started to become popular at schools. It is a student-centered pedagogy with the integration of knowing and doing
(Markham, 2011). Through working on projects, students actively use the
knowledge they acquired in classroom to solve problems in their real life. The
projects could be used as wrap-up assessments at the end of a unit. The
projects vary greatly based on the unit theme and learning targets. Throughout
the presentation, the presenters will share some sample effective projects with
participants, such as “The Best Chef Competition” Project, Chinese New Year Tic
Tac Toe Project, Campus
Directions Project, and Family Book Designing Project, etc.
PBL is not only an effective way for students to apply their Chinese language skills in depth, but also an opportunity to enhance students’ critical thinking abilities. In addition, working together on projects offers chances for students to get to know more about each and make friends, which indirectly helps teachers to create an enriched and friendly classroom environment.