Project Based

Learning (PBL) in
Teaching English
By : Dessy Fitriyani (1652500021)
 Project-Based Learning?

A model that organizes learning

To provide students with

Driving Constructive
Centrality
Question Investigation

Autonomy Realism
 Advantages of Project-Based Learning
• Increase students’ learning motivation
• Improve problem solving skills
• Students more active and successful in solving complex problems.
• Increase collaboration.
• Encourage students to develop and practice communication skills.
• Improve the skills of students in managing resources.
• Provide experience to students learning and practice in organizing
projects, and making time and other resources such as equipment
to complete tasks.
• Providing learning experiences that involve students in a complex
way and are designed to develop according to the real world.
• Involve students to learn to take information and show the
knowledge they have, then implement it with the real world.
• Making the learning atmosphere fun.
 Weaknesses of Project Based Learning
• Requires a lot of time to solve problems.
• Requires a lot of money
• Many instructors feel comfortable with traditional classes, where
the instructor plays the main role in the class.
• The amount of equipment that must be provided.
• Students who have weaknesses in the experiment and information
gathering will experience difficulties.
• There are possible students who are less active in group work.
• When the topics given to each group are different, it is feared that
students cannot understand the topic as a whole.
Steps for implementing a project-based
learning project

1 2
3
Determine Essential Design a Plan for the
Create a Schedule
Questions Project

4
6
5 Monitor the Students
Evaluate
Assess the Outcome and the Progress of
the Experience
the Project
• Step 1 – Essential Questions
The teacher along with students
determine the theme / topic of
the project
• Step 2 - Design a Plan for the
Project
The teacher facilitates students to
design steps for project completion
activities and their management
• Step 3 - Create a Schedule
The teacher provides
assistance to students
scheduling all the activities
they have designed • Step 4 - Monitor the Students
and the Progress of the Project
The teacher facilitates and
monitors students in
implementing project designs
that have been made
• Step 5 - Assess the Outcome
The teacher facilitates students
to present and publish their
work
• Step 6 - Evaluate the Experience
Teachers and students at the end of
the learning process reflect on the
activities and results of project
assignments