The Application of Project-based Learning of English Major Students in the University

Abstract

Since the promotion of project-based learning has not been widely accepted in Chinese universities, especially for English major students, it is necessary to find the barriers and find some solutions to overcome them. The advantages of project-based learning are widely spread, including increasing students’ knowledge, and improving their autonomy, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. However, it hasn’t been totally accepted by Chinese universities, especially for English major students for different reasons of students and teachers. Also, the evaluation method of a project-based classroom is totally different from the traditional one which has advantages like maximizing students’ ability and barriers of evaluation like the corresponding standard that blocks the promotion way. What’s more, the contrast between traditional pedagogies and project-based learning exists. Since there are so many factors on the promotion path of project-based learning, the solutions for students and teachers are essential. The study's goal is to raise the profile of English major students in Chinese institutions through enhancing project-based learning.