1st Edition

A Paradigm Shift for Language Education Project-Based Learning and Teaching

By Gulbahar H. Beckett Copyright 2025
166 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book investigates the argument for the significance and necessity of project-based learning and teaching (PBLT), as it becomes increasingly important in language education.   Drawing on research and professional literature spanning over 100 years, it explores the research foundations and the historical and theoretical antecedents of PBLT, articulating the application of PBLT as a... Read more

Acknowledgements

 

Chapter 1: Why Project-Based Learning and Teaching

 

Chapter 2: Philosophical Paradigms and Theoretical Perspectives

 

Chapter 3: Project-Based Learning and Teaching Goals and Evaluations: Philosophical, Cultural, and Linguistic Models

 

Chapter 4: Implementing Projects into Existing Curricula and Raising Awareness with the Project Framework

 

Chapter 5: A Project for Critical Thinking and Language Development with Social Studies Social Media

 

Chapter 6: Critical Project-Based Learning and Teaching for 21st Century with Five C’s

 

Index

Biography

Gulbahar H. Beckett is a professor of Applied Linguistics and Technology/TESL at Iowa State University, USA.