1. “Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand” Chinese proverb

2. Sandra Milena Perdomo Tania Paola Tinoco PROJECT WORK

3. What is project work? It is a systematic plan that includes multi-skill activities, ideas and resources, among others, having the tendency to solve a problem or any other daily activity (Fried-Booth,1990) It is a set of teaching strategies based on students' needs and interests that complement the teacher methodology, and can be part of the grade syllabus or the general curriculum (Cáceres, Unigarro,2007)

4. STEPS Opening Topic orientation Research and data collection Data processing Presentation Evaluation Legutke and Thomas (1991)

5. TYPE OF PROJECTS Ways to present the information (Haines, 1989) Production project Performance project Celce-Murcia (2001) Collection projects Informational projects Orientation projects Social welfare projects

6. HOW DO YOU GET STARTED? Basic material and equipment Reference books available keep a stock of magazines, maps, and leaflets in the class. Start with concrete, small-scale activities.activities. Teach your learners how to do project work. Project work works best when it comes at the end of a chapter or unit. Decide the presentation form and the criteria for its evaluation. Basic material and equipment Reference books available keep a stock of magazines, maps, and leaflets in the class. Start with concrete, small-scale activities.activities. Teach your learners how to do project work. Project work works best when it comes at the end of a chapter or unit. Decide the presentation form and the criteria for its evaluation.

7. Motivation and Relevance Teamwork Learning Learner outcomes centered Parents Adaptability involvement Integrated Autonomous skills practice learning Cross-curricular work Authentic materials and tasks ADVANTAGES

8. POSSIBLE DRAWBACKS Hard and time-consuming Noise Use of L1 Some learners doing nothing Coping with different levels Groups working at different speeds Parents are not always supportive of projects. Aligning project goals with curriculum goals

9. PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS Project work combines in practical form both the fundamental principles of a communicative approach to language teaching and the values of good education. It requires a change of attitude about what is really valuable in language teaching. Encourage students to work productively in small groups and independently. Project’s purpose is tied to the curriculum or performance standards Preparation, then, is the key to make project work a success. ( Tom Hutchinson, 2001 )

10. REFERENCES Celce-Murcia,M. Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. Heinle and Heinle. United States. 2001 Project based Instruction: Creating Exciment for Learning. Railsback, J. August.2002. 20,March,2008 < http://www.eric.ed.gov./ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0 000019b/80/1a/a6/24.pdf http:// Project work in Language learning. Tom Hutchinson. http://www.jalt- publications.org/tlt/files/96/sept/proj.html.http://www.jalt- publications.org/tlt/files/96/sept/proj.html Project work in ELT with young learners of mixed ability classes. Magdalena Říhová. May. 2007. 1, June, 2008 < http://is.muni.cz/th/30480/pedf_b/bakalarskaprace.doc http:// Project work with teenagers. Gallacher, L. http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/project_work.shtml http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/project_work.shtml Hutchinson, T. Introduction to Project Work.. Oxford University Press. England. 2001 Fried-Booth, D. Project work. Oxford University Press. New York. 2002 http://www.scribd.com/doc/2553684/Class-Project-work