Project-Based Learning in Language and Content Teacher Education

Using a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and multimodal approach that incorporates project-based learning and teaching (PBLT), this book addresses the pressing need for language teacher education that considers contextual language development, content-area subjects acquisition, 21st-century skills learning, and technology integration. By providing original research and field-tested curricula modules that align with professional standards, this edited collection makes significant contributions to the pedagogy of second and foreign language education, teacher education and development, and PBLT research. The chapters offer solutions to challenges posed by recent language policy changes, technological advancements, and changing student needs. They also include generative AI-mediated curricula innovations while highlighting the need for critical and ethical perspectives within digital technology. With contributors across Canada, China, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Spain, and the United States, the book offers global perspectives on second and foreign language education, teacher education and development, instructional design, and curriculum development. Project-Based Learning in Language and Content Teacher Education is an essential resource for professors, graduate and undergraduate students, and teacher educators in TESOL, language education, applied linguistics, and general education.

Gulbahar H. Beckett is Angela Pavitt Professor of English at Iowa State University, USA. Hye K. Pae is a Professor of Psycholinguistics in the Literacy and Second Language Studies program at the University of Cincinnati, USA.

Part I: Integrating Project-Based Learning into Language Education 1. Language and Content Teacher Education on Project-Based Learning and Teaching: Why and How? 2. Educational Equity and Efficacy: Addressing Academic Standards in and through Project-Based Learning and Teaching 3. Assessment for, of, and in Project-Based Language Teaching and Learning: A Three-Pronged Approach Part II: Implementing Standards-Aligned Project-Based Learning into the Curricula 4. Crafting a Narrative Picture Book through Project-Based Learning in English Language Arts Context 5. Crafting Multimodal Stories: Integrating Project-Based and Game-Based Learning in Language Education 6. Integrating Language, Content, and Skills: The Development of a Scaffolding PBL Program for Adult EAL Learners 7. Implementing Chinese National Standards for Foreign Language and Literature Programs through Project-Based Language Teaching 8. Learning Digital Technology in an Indonesian EFL Classroom Through Project-Based Instruction 9. Adding the Content Back In: Technology-Assisted PBLL across the FL Curriculum Part III: Multimodal Teacher Education on Project-Based Learning and Teaching: Experiences and Perceptions 10. Generative AI and Lesson Study Practice: Preparing Language Teachers for Project-Based Learning and Teaching 11. "I Couldn't Have Done It Without the Training": Reflections on a Technology-Assisted Project-Based Teacher Professional Development 12. Recognizing and Addressing Teacher Educators' and Teachers' Views in Project-Based Language Teaching in China 13. AI-Supported Project-Based Language Learning in EFL Contexts: Language Learning Experiences and Lower-Proficiency Student Participation 14. Integrating Technology and Project-Based Learning for 21st-Century Teaching Excellence 15. Project- and Art-Based Learning: Introducing Immigrant Parent Knowledge into Teacher Education 16. Synthesis and Future Directions with AI