1. ….Why Project Work ? …. Which type of Project Work ? … How can I develop a Project ? ….What is Project Work ?

2. It is potentially motivating, stimulating and challenging. It usually results in building student confidence, self esteem and autonomy as well as improving students’ language skills, content learning, and cognitive abilities. It is Cooperative Rather Than Competitive. It culminates in an end product that can be shared with others, giving the project meaning and real purpose. The value of the project, however, lies not just in the final product but in the process of working towards it. It is student centered. It leads to the authentic integration of skills and the processing of information from varied sources, mirroring real-life tasks.

3. “ Projects are multi- skill activities focusing on topics or themes rather than on specific language targets…Because specific language aims are not prescribed, and because students concentrate their effort and attention on reaching an agreed goal, project work provides students with opprotunities to recycle known language skills in a relatively natural context” Haines, 1989 Project work is a “versatile vehicle for fully integrated language and content learning” Stoller, 1997 Project work is “an approach to learning which complements mainstream methods and which can be used with almost all levels, ages, and abilities of students” Haines, 1989

4. Henry (1994) : - STRUCTURED PROJECTS - UNSTRUCTURED PROJECTS - SEMI-STRUCTURED PROJECTS Haines (1989) : - INFORMATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS - SURVEY PROJECTS - PRODUCTION PROJECTS - PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECTS Legutke & Thomas : - ENCOUNTER PROJECTS (1991) - TEXT PROJECTS - CORRESPONDENCE PROJECTS