2023 Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) in Action Summer Institute
May 31-June 7, 2023, Honolulu, HI
Project Lead(s):
Institute Co-leaders: Rachel Mamiya Hernandez & Betsy Gilliland
MOOC Project Lead: Naiyi Xie Fincham
Staff:  Jim Yoshioka, & Jillian Breithaupt

At various points in our lives, we each find ourselves immersed in experiences that move us in deeply powerful ways, inspiring intellectual change, personal transformation, and social action. Join us in exploring the use of project-based language learning (PBLL) as a framework for crafting compelling environments and experiences for language learners. During the 2023 NFLRC Summer Institute held at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, participants will learn how to orchestrate rich, experiential language learning opportunities that draw on a diverse array of disciplines and how to develop a plan to research the effectiveness of their project design and teaching.  

After participating in a short face-to-face, project-based language learning experience, each participant will design a well-scaffolded project for use in their own language classes. Join a team of experts with background in PBLL, language pedagogy, action research, and assessment to redefine what it means to teach, transform what it is possible for students to learn, discover, and make real-life impacts in the process!

Prerequisites
Applicants must earn a digital badge from the Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) MOOC to submit an application.

Seats for the summer institute are limited and applications are competitive. Preference will be given to applicants who meet any of the following:

- currently teaching at a U.S. community college 
- currently teaching at a U.S. minority-serving institution (MSI list)
- currently teaching a less commonly taught language (LCTL), defined as “all of the world’s languages except English, French, German, and Spanish.”

For more information visit https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/2023-si/