What was the goal?
The goal of the project was to suggest practical ways to organize lesson plans and classroom activities for differentiated teaching in a foreign language class. The specific challenge was how to deliver effective instruction within a 40-minute lesson attended by 26 students with varying levels of foreign language proficiency, including children with learning disabilities. The expected outcomes were more effective teaching, attracting student interest, and achieving greater participation from all students in the lesson.
How did the project proceed?
The project was carried out in several stages. The team began by learning about the project framework and defining the research topic. They then conducted relevant research on differentiated teaching. Through a series of meetings and discussions, responsibilities were divided among team members. The group organized and shared their views and gathered information, which was then synthesized into a final written report.
What were the results?
The project found that differentiated teaching through the use of games, activities, books, songs, and videos offers an easy, enjoyable, and engaging way to conduct a lesson. A range of specific classroom tools and activities were proposed, including dice games, tic-tac-toe, snakes and ladders, word scrambles, storytelling, the Frayer Model for vocabulary learning, film or video screenings, text-based activities, dialogues, and role-playing games. These methods were found to contribute to more effective teaching, to attract student interest, and to increase the participation of all students in the lesson, regardless of their language proficiency level or learning difficulties.