ORGANIZATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT MODELLING IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

Abstract

The article under research deals with the organization and effectiveness of the project approach in language teaching process. The article discusses the definitions, key features, methodology, the role of a teacher and a student in the proper organization of the project work, competences to be formed, effectiveness and analysis of the teachers’ experiences in the implementation of it in the classroom. The aim of the article under study is to give essence and importance of project work in the language classroom as one of the productive instruments in teaching.

  The research questions of studying the organization and effectiveness of the project method were to define the project approach, project-based learning; to identify the teacher’s and students’ role in the implementation in the classroom; to give its advantages in the development of certain competences and skills; to find out its importance as a class or independent activity in formation of communicative and collaborative abilities.

The research methods include descriptive, comparative, analytical and pragmatic analysis. The research article is designed on the analysis of interview questions of English language teachers from different Kazakhstani universities, colleges and schools on project method based on 10 interview questions aimed to investigate teachers’ views on teaching projects, roles of teachers in implementing project technology in their classes.

According to the results of the research on project technology the authors came to conclusion that it is more effective method to develop students’ critical thinking, speaking skills, creativity, focuses on practice, to teach into collaboration, to work independently. The scientific and practical importance of the research topic is that project modelling has more advantages in developing students’ professional competences, however, teachers must give clear instructions to perform the projects, right assessment rubrics, direct the students to create final applied practical products.