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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2014.14.05.480

Developing English Communicative Ability for Science Gifted Students through Project-based Learning of Publishing English Newspapers  

Kim, Young Mee (한국과학영재학교 인문예술학부)
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This study aims to assure the positive influence of publishing English newspapers on improving English communicative ability and explores possibilities of enforcing an explicitly collaborative and independent learning atmosphere through a cooperative project-based publishing process. The project of publishing first KSA English newspapers has completed with a series of processes adopted from project-based learning and teaching strategies. The project involves the initiative process of selecting student editors based on their English abilities and commitment levels followed by planning subjects, themes and materials, distributing tasks and articles, and integrating and editing the outcome. Throughout the whole process volunteers participated independently and collaboratively with minimum supervision. The survey shows that the successfully published English Newspaper resulted in facilitating volunteers' positive self awareness and independent learning attitude as well as improving general English ability. The study discusses possibilities and advantages of publishing newspapers and magazines not for limited language education only, but for integrated project-based learning and teaching with suggestions for further related studies.
Keywords
English Communicative Ability; Collaborative and Integrated Language Education; Project-based Teaching and Learning; Science Gifted Education; Critical and Creative Thinking; English Newspaper Publication;
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