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PBL Strategies to Motivating English Class Low Achievers

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Bella Chiou

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.08.001

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Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan

ABSTRACT

The study adopts problem-based learning approach (PBL) in the English class in an attempt to enhance English low achievers’ learning motivation and grammar competence in terms of relative clauses in the English classroom. In addition, the students’ attitudes toward PBL are explored. Two classes were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (EG) or the control group (CG). The EG underwent PBL instruction, whereas the CG received traditional lecture-based instruction. Apart from a pretest and a delayed posttest, an Opinion Toward PBL Questionnaire, a classroom observation checklist, and three class tasks were used to collect the data from the EG. The findings indicate that the engagement level of the EG increases by the scenario-based strategy and their grammar competence improves under PBL teaching strategies. Also, the EG has a positive attitude toward PBL. The result implies that PBL exerts a positive influence on the performance of the EG participants.

KEYWORDS

problem-based learning approach, PBL, cooperative communication skills, problem-solving skills

Cite this paper

US-China Foreign Language, August 2023, Vol. 21, No. 8, 293-301 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.08.001

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