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Call for Papers: "Projects for the University
Classroom" (book)
Deadlines: initial
short description: June 15
Deadlines: final
submission: January 25, 2001
- Project Work in the University Classroom
- Edited by Keith Ford and Eamon McCafferty
for the CUE SIG of JALT
- Purpose and Audience
- This book is intended for tertiary-level EFL educators who have regular classes and want access to ideas and
materials that promote active learner independence and motivate students through involvement in undertaking project
work. We are looking for contributions from teachers who have developed tried and tested projects that they would
like to share with fellow professionals.
We wish to provide a publication that is of immediate practical use to teachers. Rather than descriptive pieces,
projects will be reproduced in their entirety for teachers to copy and use. Although many teachers may want to
adapt materials to fit their own contexts, contributors are asked to provide hard copies of everything they use.
This will include, for example, student instructions, reading materials and listening/video input, student guidelines
for carrying out the project, and assessment procedures.
As a general guideline, projects should take from six to twelve 90 minute classes to complete. This period will,
of course, include the whole cycle, from introducing general topics/themes, topic-related input, the project process
stage, project presentation stage, and reflection/assessment/evaluation stage.
Contributors should also supply a rationale and guidelines (limited to 500 words) for other teachers, possibly
including advice on conducting the project, availability of any published materials used, etc.
For those wishing to get a greater understanding of project work from both a theoretical and practical perspective,
we recommend Michael Legutke and Howard Thomas' Process
and Experience in the Language Classroom (Longman, 1991).
While we do not wish to be prescriptive about what comprises a project, the following might be some key points
to consider.
Project work:
- Allows for students to make choices regarding content
- Involves students in cooperative not individual decision-making
- Emphasises high levels of student/student interaction in the L2
- Encourages student responsibility and accountability
- Promotes language development through self-discovery rather than through being taught a prescriptive syllabus
- Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding this.
- Deadlines / Additional information
- An initial 250-500 word description of your project should be sent to Eamon
McCafferty (eamon@gol.com) by June 15th 2000. Final project submissions
by January 25 2001, for publication in April 2001.
 Visit
the CUE SIG Internet site.
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