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Integrating Project-Based Learning into Curriculum and Material Development

ThuyAnh Nguyen – Vietnamese Language

University of Michigan

NCOLCTL Conference

April 19, 2024

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Integrating Project-Based Learning into Curriculum and Material Development

Task, Text, PBLL & PBL
Key Components for Project-Based Learning
The Campus Projects
The Cultural Project (Tết)
OER, TBLT and Virtual Exchange

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Breaking the walls in language class

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Breaking the fourth wall in the movies

I like looking back at the audience in a dark theatre

I like the details in films that no one else sees.

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Let’s learn by heart the symbols that match with the equivalent letters

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How do we write the symbols that match with the equivalent letters

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The CONNECTION

LANGUAGE LEARNING IS NOT ABOUT HOW TO MEMORIZE WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED AND PERFORM IN A TEST. IT IS HOW WE CAN CONNECT NEW IDEAS TOGETHER TO USE IT IN REAL LIFE.

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Making CONNECTION

LANGUAGE LEARNING IS A NOT ABOUT HOW TO MEMORIZE WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED AND PERFORM IN A TEST. IT IS HOW WE CAN CONNECT NEW IDEAS TOGETHER TO USE IT IN REAL LIFE.

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Three modes of communication

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Components of project based learning

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ACTFL Language Proficiency Levels/

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The Four P’s with PBL

Project Proposal

Project Process

Project Production

Project Presentation

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Project-based Learning based on Proficiency Levels

Vietnamese classes at UoM

ASIANLAN 175 - My life story

ASIANLAN 176 - My City, My life

ASIANLAN 275 - My life on campus/study abroad

ASIANLAN 276 - My Community

ASIANLAN 475 - My community/ Global World

ASIANLAN 476 - My community/ Global World

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3M Project AL 176, 2023

Cuộc sống ở thành phố Ann Arbor

Winter Semester 2023

Lớp Tiếng Việt năm thứ nhất

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3M Project AL 176

Welcome to University of Michigan, Ann Arbor!

This is A Module in the curriculum that integrates various chapters: Food and Drink, Shopping, Daily Life, etc. for students to introduce the UM campus and the City of Ann Arbor to visitors and friends around the world.

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AL 176

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3M Project AL 176

Students create a media product as an information session/ orientation presentation for the target audience who speak Vietnamese.
Students can work in groups or individual.
Students can choose the topics or propose their own topics

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AL 176

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Tên tôi là Kimberly Pham và tôi là sinh viên năm cuối học sinh học ngành Sinh học, chuyên ngành phụ là Nghiên cứu Người Mỹ gốc Á, Đảo Thái Bình Dương.

Một Tuần Của Cuộc Sống Của Tôi Bên Ngoài Trường Học

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Discussion from Canvas

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Xin chào!

Welcome to UM!

You are invited to join the campus tour by Vietnamese language program.

Đi thăm trường UM với cô TA & Lớp Tiếng Việt

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EXPLORE WITH THINGLINK: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1698572751675065315

EXPLORE THE CAMPUS WITH PADLET MAP: PADLET MAP LINK

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EXPLORE WITH THINGLINK: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1698572751675065315

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Đi với Molly Kraine: LINK BẢN ĐỒ PADLET

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Đi với Kim Phạm: LINK BẢN ĐỒ PADLET

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Đi với Emily Trần: LINK BẢN ĐỒ PADLET

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Đi với Eric Lý: LINK BẢN ĐỒ PADLET

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3M Project AL 275

University of Michigan

Zoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/4726211238

Time: 10:00-11:00 on November 28, 2023

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3M Project AL 275

University of Michigan

Time : 10:00-11:00 am on April 14, 2022

Time	Room 1	Room 2
Một	Lynn Nguyen	Kaycee Khuat
Hai	Kimberly Tran	Emily Tran
Ba	Sabrina Nguyen	Kimberly Pham
Bốn	Christina Nguyen	Christian Van
Năm	Noah Barr & Eric Ly	Annalise Aponte

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3M Project- Campus life

AL 275, 2023

Welcome to University of Michigan, Ann Arbor!

A Module in the curriculum that integrates various chapters: Food and Drink, Shopping, Daily Life, etc. to introduce the campus to students who are coming to study at UM

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AL 275, 2023

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M3 Project - Campus life

Students create a media product as an information session/ orientation presentation for the target audience who speak Vietnamese.
Students can work in groups or individual.
Students can choose the topics or propose their own topics

GO

BLUE

AL 275, 2023

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Giới thiệu

Kimberly Pham là sinh viên năm thứ tư chuyên ngành Sinh học, Sức khỏe và Xã hội với chuyên ngành phụ là Nghiên cứu về Người Mỹ gốc Á, Đảo Thái Bình Dương.

UMICH’S VSA

Project Link Here:

LINK

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Hướng dẫn sinh tồn cho sinh viên đại học Michigan

Noah Barr

Tôi là sinh viên năm thứ tư và học tin học ở UM. Tôi thích nhảy và có một startup!

Tôi là sinh viên năm thứ hai và học kinh doanh và học máy tính ở UM.

Eric Ly

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TẾT - Project-Based Learning

with Three Modes of Communication

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The Purpose of Tết Project

To learn about Vietnamese culture from various sources (textbooks, internet, friends, teachers, family, community, etc)
Heritage students have got background knowledge
The interaction help students enhance language skills and cultural understanding and appreciation