EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPEAKING SKILLS IN HIGH SCHOOLS

Аннотация

The article is devoted to the investigation of the effectiveness of a project-based approach in the development of speaking skills in high school. A project-based approach is a learning model that enables students to participate actively in making a project within the group to improve English language skills. The research attempts to examine the impacts of a project-based approach on students’ fluency, accuracy, pronunciation as well as motivation. As the present research is empirical, observation and a questionnaire were applied to collect data. A ten-step model for implementing projects in language teaching was used during the research process. The class chosen for research had never been engaged in making a project in previous lessons. Therefore, findings show that a project-based approach could improve students’ speaking skills and raise their motivation. KEYWORDS Project-based approach, project work, project-based assignments, EFL teaching, teaching speaking, speaking skill, fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, motivation, high school.