„DESIGN YOUR ENGLISH, ENGLISH YOUR DESIGN” – PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO PAINTING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS

Snežana Drambarean, Dorin Drambarean

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First page
37
Last page
43

Abstract


Project-based learning (PBL), as an alternative to traditional teacher-led instruction, is one of the ways to bring classroom experience to a higher level and improve students’ thinking skills. Proponents of PBL cite numerous benefits to the implementation of its strategies in the classroom, including a greater depth of understanding of concepts, broader knowledge base, improved communication and interpersonal or social skills, as well as increased creativity. The paper summarizes the effects of a project implemented in teaching ESP to second year students of Painting and Graphic Design at the Faculty of Arts – University of Niš, Serbia, during the second semester of the academic year 2014/2015. The teaching of the course resulted in a completion of a 205-page publication „English-Serbian & Serbian-English Glossary of Painting and Graphic Design Terms“.

Keywords

Project-based learning, ESP classroom, English-Serbian/Serbian-English glossary of painting and graphic design terms

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