1st Edition

Project-Based Learning in Language and Content Teacher Education Interdisciplinary and Multimodal Perspectives

Edited By Gulbahar H. Beckett, Hye K. Pae Copyright 2026
288 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Using a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and multimodal approach that incorporates project-based learning and teaching (PBLT), this book addresses the pressing need for language teacher education that considers contextual language development, content-area subjects acquisition, 21st-century skills learning, and technology integration. By providing original research and field-tested curricula... Read more

Part I: Integrating Project-Based Learning into Language Education

1. Language and Content Teacher Education on Project-Based Learning and Teaching: Why and How?

Gulbahar Beckett and Hye K. Pae

2. Educational Equity and Efficacy: Addressing Academic Standards in and through Project-Based Learning and Teaching

Hye K. Pae, Lika Tian, Detong Xia, and Hanzhong Sun

3. Assessment for, of, and in Project-Based Language Teaching and Learning: A Three-Pronged Approach

Hye K. Pae, Jennifer Ottley, and Gulbahar Beckett

 

Part II: Implementing Standards-Aligned Project-Based Learning into the Curricula

4. Crafting a Narrative Picture Book through Project-Based Learning in English Language Arts Context

Droste Hennings and Febriana Lestari

5. Crafting Multimodal Stories: Integrating Project-Based and Game-Based Learning in Language Education

Wren Bouwman

6. Integrating Language, Content, and Skills: The Development of a Scaffolding PBL Program for Adult EAL Learners

Cristina Petersen and Jas Gill

7. Implementing Chinese National Standards for Foreign Language and Literature Programs through Project-Based Language Teaching

Sue Wang

8. Learning Digital Technology in an Indonesian EFL Classroom Through Project-Based Instruction

Yustinus Calvin Gai Mali

9. Adding the Content Back In: Technology-Assisted PBLL across the FL Curriculum

Jesse Gleason

 

Part III: Multimodal Teacher Education on Project-Based Learning and Teaching: Experiences and Perceptions

10. Generative AI and Lesson Study Practice: Preparing Language Teachers for Project-Based Learning and Teaching

Fatemeh Nami

11. “I Couldn’t Have Done It Without the Training”: Reflections on a Technology-Assisted Project-Based Teacher Professional Development

Ali Garib

12. Recognizing and Addressing Teacher Educators’ and Teachers’ Views in Project-Based Language Teaching in China

Hao Xu

13. AI-Supported Project-Based Language Learning in EFL Contexts: Language Learning Experiences and Lower-Proficiency Student Participation

Mi Kyong Kim

14. Integrating Technology and Project-Based Learning for 21st-Century Teaching Excellence

Melinda Dooly

15. Project- and Art-Based Learning: Introducing Immigrant Parent Knowledge into Teacher Education

Juanjuan Zhao and Yan Guo

16. Synthesis and Future Directions with AI

Gulbahar H. Beckett

Biography

Gulbahar H. Beckett is Angela Pavitt Professor of English at Iowa State University, USA.

Hye K. Pae is a Professor of Psycholinguistics in the Literacy and Second Language Studies program at the University of Cincinnati, USA.