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- 1. PROJECT WORK INTRODUCTION Project work is a series of activities that allows the students to study, do research and act by themselves using their abilities, interest personal experience and aptitudes. The project work progresses under the guidance and monitoring of a teacher or other adviser. The teacher or adviser will give ideas about project work, advice about the topic, how to manage the data collection process and planning. All levels of students can do project work. The students can work alone or with a group according to the project scope and difficulty. The project work might be small and easy or large and complicated. Project work is not a new methodology. Its benefits have been widely recognized for many years in the teaching of subjects like science etc. The project work at the higher level the expected learning outcomes of the pupil offering it as a course of study, and the means of appraising the performance in progress and upon completion of the course In today’s dynamic and fast changing world, pupil need to learn how to engage with issues and process, information that is presented in a manner that is less structured, not subject specific and open ended. Pupils need to learn to work together on tasks that require a restore of skills and to apply what they have learned to complete a project in a group. This is the principle on which project work at the higher level has been anchored and developed. A project work is a learning experience which aims to provide with the opportunity to synthesis knowledge from various areas of learning and critically and creatively apply it to real life situation. This process, which enhances pupils knowledge and enables them to acquire skills like collaboration communication and independent learning , prepares them for lifelong learning and the challenges ahead. The learning outcomes identify the key areas of learning of the subject. For learning outcomes are separately articulated: knowledge, application, communication, collaboration and independent learning. While candidates learn to work in groups they will also learn independently through self relection and evaluation of their own work processes. These learning outcomes exist in dynamic interplay rather than as compactmentalised and distinct catagories. The following are the learning outcomes for power work. 1. Knowledge Application Pupils will acquire the ability to make links across different areas of knowledge and to generate, develop and evaluate ideas and information so as to apply these skills to the project task. 2. Communication Pupils will acquire the skills to communicate effectively and to present ideas clearly and Coherently to a specific audience in both the written and oral forms
- 2. 3. Collaboration Pupils will acquire collaborative skills through working in a term to achieve common goal. 4. Independent learning Pupils will be able to learn on their own, reflect on their learning and take appropriate action improve it. The assignment in project work aims to measure the extent to which the pupil have achieved the expected learning outcomes. During the course, the pupils have to demonstrate their ability, individually and as a group, by applying the knowledge learned to develop a project task Pupils will be assessed in the following areas. Knowledge Application Pupils are expected to demonstrate the ability to generate, develop and evaluate ideas and Information. So as to apply these skills as they carry out a project work. Communication Pupils are expected to demonstrate the ability to present ideas clearly and coherently to a specific audience in both the written and oral form. Pupils are assigned to work in project work with each project work having four and five members. The project group are to work on a task that is designed to be broad enough to allow candidates to display their various skills and abilities. The groups are expected to complete the task within twentyeight weeks where they will define the project focus, analyse and evaluate the informantion gathered, prepare an oral presentation and submit a written report. Pupils will be assessed on their performance both as members of the group and as individuals assessment is made of candidates carrying out the project and of the final products delivered. Project work is nowadays considered to be a really effective way of teaching English that connects learning and using the language. The most important thing, however, is the fact that it doesnot improve only language skills, but also common knowledge and physical and social skills. Project work is usually a groupwork. For this reason its very important to establish a good working relationship. This develops students social skills. It is necessary to make a choice altogether discuss the problem and choose the best strategy to reach the goal. Then students have to divide their work, take their own role in the work and the responsibility for their part of the work. They have to cooperate and this is something really important in their real future life. Moreover , this cooperation should be considered as an important motivating factors. DIVISION OF PROJECT WORK
- 3. Project work cannot be characterized simple there is a large number of possibilities how to describe that the project work is. The teacher imagination and fantasy is crucial. However it is possible to anumarate some kinds of the most used projects. There are two types of projectwork motivating activities and full scale project. Fullscale activities are almost always extended out of the classroom whereas motivating activities usually take place in the classroom. They also differ in their length. Motivating activities are a form of easier work, they are in fact a preparation for fullscale, projects. These activities are usually shorter than full scale projects and they are also more suitable for younger learner. PARTS OF PROJECT WORK Project work is composed of several parts it is necessary to follow some rules of work otherwise it could be turned into chorus. A teacher should have a classplan for lessons. The main stages can be called motivation, preparation, classdiscussion, grouping, collecting materials discussion in small groups, creating the project, checking, recreating, display discussion and evaluating. This structure can differ in minor ways according to individual learning situation. At the beginning of the project is really very important to motivate students for the work. It should flow from the previous activity and its subject matter. Students should be looking forward to the work, they should want to create it. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CLASSROOM PROJECTWORK Nearly every teacher uses projects as some points to reinforce a lesson of give students and opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. While project can be evaluate classroom tools, they do have some disadvantages project work well as assessment tools, but not every study will benefit from every project assigned. Many other disadvantages can be remedial though so project will increase comprehension and overall student learning students might create a poster board that demonstrate their knowledge of mammals or they could create a classroom presentation about the benefits of following the food pyramid guidliness. A project shows a teacher that students have met the lessons objective and she can share that information with her administrators. THE TEACHER’S ROLE IN PROJECT WORK To motivate the students To guide the project in order to prevent copy and paste or laziness. To encourage creativity To plan scheduled short project meetings for updates and progress reports To have a very clear timetable of when each stage of the project should be completed To maintain their own enthusiasm for the project, even when they are five weeks in MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO DO PROJECT WORK Sometimes particularly with adult student some group members won’t participate in project work. Most contributors to the chat agreed that the key to this was making sure that the students had some input in to choosing the topic of the project perhaps choosing from a list supplied by the teacher
- 4. or even coming up with the list themselves and them narrowing it down to the favourites. Give each students in a project work a role, a particular objective to help avoid coasting and to add peer pressure. Have a prize for the best project. Something worth tighting for students are generally motivated by teaching something they know to other students. CONCLUSION Project work is a series of activities, it is not a new methodology. When it comes to projectwork in the English classroom, there is often the question when it is the right time to do projects. Generally, there are several points in a school career at which project work could be used sensibly. However, the findings of our project show that there is a tendency among the interviewers to realize project work move often in higher grades. The majority starts projects in year 8 and from then on onwards to year 12. This might give a valuable hint at the appropriate time in the school career, meaning that project are more likely to be realized in higher classes with regard to the frequency of project realized in English classes, our interviews showed that projects are mostly realized at least once a year, depending on how far the teachers have progressed with their classes and what time of the school year it is.