KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Feisal Aziez, University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
Nurturing Social Awareness Through Project-Based Learning in Speaking Class
Abstract
Educators and policy makers around the world have attempted to include affective aspects as the learning objectives beside the cognitive ones, including in English language learning. One of the elements in the affective aspects is social awareness or social consciousness. Students are expected to be able to understand and respect others' feelings, opinions, and needs as well as to learn to contribute positively and accept the societal diversity in their community. This presentation, therefore, will describe the project-based learning (PBL) activity carried out in speaking class in an effort to cultivate the students' social awareness. It will also discuss how the implementation of PBL in the context resulted in the 'extra learning' that occurred beside the intended content of the project.
Biographicals
Feisal Aziez finished his undergraduate degree in English language education at Indonesia University of Education in 2011 and his master degree in applied linguistics at Yogyakarta State University in 2014. He currently works as a lecturer at the Department of English Education in the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia. His main interests are second language acquisition and language teaching methodology.
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