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A pilot course with project-based learning in an intensive English program by Michael Joseph Ennis; Kim Anne Barchi; Alfonso Merello Astigarraga; Andrew Wimhurst is a Arts and Humanities article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A pilot course with project-based learning in an intensive English program about?
Intensive language programs have increased in popularity in recent years. They are perceived as a means to help current or prospective university students improve their language competencies and academic skills in their medium(s) of instruction in a short amount of time prior to enrolment and/or parallel to their degree courses. However, there has been little empirical research on practices and efficacies of such programs. This paper presents a pilot project conducted during a pre-sessional intensive English course for first-year students at a trilingual university in Italy. Specifically, the project employed a mixed-method approach to explore the differences between project-based learning (PBL) and the practice of teaching from a coursebook. The results suggest that while there was no difference in learner engagement and learning outcomes between a pilot group which engaged exclusively in PBL and a control group which was taught from a coursebook, the participants expressed particularly positive attitudes to PBL, although they also expressed a desire for more teacher-led instruction. The findings merit further investigation of PBL in this and similar contexts, including the longit
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- Author
- Michael Joseph Ennis; Kim Anne Barchi; Alfonso Merello Astigarraga; Andrew Wimhurst
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)