Author(s)

Bin Kong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of English Language and Culture, Xi'an Fanyi University, Xi'an, China

Corresponding Author

Bin Kong

ABSTRACT

Project-based learning (PBL) is a teacher-guided and student-centered teaching method based on projects aiming to develop and improve abilities of self-directed learning, researching, sharing and cooperating. Public Speaking of English, as a compulsory course for English majors, aims to enhance students' comprehensive language skills and inter-cultural communicative competence. With online study platform Xuexitong, the author was able to integrate PBL and public speaking course. In groups, students were required to complete two projects in 16 weeks, which contain a series of interconnected sub-projects. Through PBL, students' understanding on contents, in-class participation, cooperation and critical thinking ability were greatly improved.

KEYWORDS

Project-based learning, public speaking courses, curriculum and instruction, student-centered approach

CITE THIS PAPER

Bin Kong, Application of PBL Model in Public Speaking Courses. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2024) Vol. 7: 89-94. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2024.070614.

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