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龙源期刊网—basedLearninginProfessionalEnglishTeaching&LearninginClassroom作者：ZhaoLu-ke来源：《校园英语·下旬》2015年第10期【Abstract】Withtheanalysisofthevirtuesofproject-basedlearning（PBL），thisthesisexploresthestrategyandtechniquebasedonPBLforprofessionalEnglishstudyinclass.【KeyWords】project-basedlearning；constructivisttheory；student-oriented【摘要】本文通过对PBL优势的分析，对专业英语课堂教学中基于PBL的教学策略和教学方法进行了探索。【关键词】项目学习法建构主义理论以学生为导向（中心）1.NecessityofReformofProfessionalEnglishTeachinginClassProfessionalEnglish（PE）hasbeentraditionallytaughtliterallyandseparately，sothatithasleastconjunctionwithpracticalworkingsituation.Studentsbeingtaughtvirtuallybyliteralsenseofwordsfeeldullandaremechanizedinclassroom，anddiscouragedtogoinforpositivelearning，letaloneimaginationandcreativity，andgraduallyloseheartwithfrustration.Moreover，duringthewholeclasshourstudentsarereluctantlyfedupbyteacher，thusthereisbarelyinteractionbetweenstudentsthemselvesandteacher.Asurveyofgraduates’performanceintheirjobshowedthatthiskindofmodelhasmadesomeofgradsnearlybe“adumbboy”whenfacingauthenticproblems.Consequentially，thereformofPEeducationisimperative，andthePBListhenbeingintroducedintoclassroom.2.Thecutting-edgeofPBLinPELearningPractically，PBLhasbeenassociatedwiththeconstructivisttheoryandthesituatedlearningapproach.InorganizingPEstudy，PBLstressesonstudent-orientedmodelinwhichstudentsoftenmustorganizetheirownworkandmanagetheirowntime.Andthedesignedprojectortasks（coachedbyteacher）isconsistentlycateringtostudents’needsintheirlatervocationalcareer.Aswell，PBLreliesonvocationalsituationandtreatsthelearningprocessasa“project”-areal-worldproblem，whichlinksupwiththepurposeofPE，hence，thestudents’interestsandconfidenceshallbeactivatedthankstotheirearlyassetsconcernedinChineseandtheinternshipinthisregard.Tocompletetheprojectthestudentshavetodoaseriesofknowledgepreparations.Insteadofbeing龙源期刊网，PBLstudentsshallattempttoexploreinautonomousand＼orcollaborativewaybyvariousmeansinclassandoutofclass.Andintheprocess，theEnglishwordsandphrases，professionaljargons，patternofsentencesandexpertise，etc.wouldbeinstilledandconstructed.Simultaneously，theskillsandabilitytolearnknowledgeshallbedeveloped.Noticeably，theclasslearningprocessistransformedintoanauthenticorsimulatedworkingprocess，whichisnodoubthelpfultodevelopingthevocationalabilityandqualityofstudentsinsomedegree.3.ImplementationofPBLinPEStudyTakethecurricularunitBusinessNegotiationasanexample.Thecrucialworkistomakeapropertransformationanddesignaproject.Theprojectisdesignedwithseveraltasks，andinthefulfillmentoftasks，studentsshallconstructorreconstructknowledge，developvocationalabilityandimproveall-roundquality.Thatissocalled“ThreeObjectives”（TO）.Steps：1.Designaprojectthroughouttheentireleaningprocess-ConcludeaCertainTransactionwithaCertainForeignFirm.Theprojectisframedbystudentswiththeirearlyassetsunderteacher’sdirection.2.SetTO-objectiveofknowledge，objectiveofabilityandobjectiveofstudents’quality（OMIS）TOaresetbasedontherequirementsofthecurriculumandtheelementsoftheproject.3.Arrangetasksthatserveandfulfilltheproject-sendInquiry，makeanOffer，makeaCounter-offer，makeanAcceptance.TasksarevehiclecarryingexpertiseandEnglishskills.4.Makeprogram.Thegroupshavingbeenformedworkouttheprogrambasedontheprojectandtasksdesigned.Theteachercheckstheprogramandoffersguidancenecessarily.5.Carryouttheprogram.Eachgroupdividestheprogramamongmembers，andtheassignmentswillbefulfilledbymembersautonomouslyandcollaborativelythrough“learningbydoing”andeventuallytheycallitadeal，andthenformareport.6.Assessment.Groupsmakepresentationinturn，andthentheteachermakesconformityassessmentbasedonthereports.Andstudents’TOareoughttobespecificallyembodiedbythose“intangibleassets”thatPBL龙源期刊网：a）pleasantlearningb）problem-solvingabilityc）teamworkspiritd）.knowledgegainede）thinkingskillpromotedf）innovationcultivatedg）emotionalharmony.Importantly，thelistedintangibleassets（atleast）canbeusedtoevaluatetheeffectivenessofthePBLinourPEteachingthroughstudents’feedbackbyquestionnairefilledoutbystudentsbasedontheirsatisfactiononthem.References：[1]Heke-kang，Teachingmodel，TeachingMethodandTeachingDesignofConstructivism.JournalofBeijingNormalUniversity，5volume，1997.作者简介：赵鲁克，男，（1957.4）河北人，副教授，研究方向：国际经贸。