The Application of Project-Based Learning in Junior High School English Whole-Book Reading Instruction: A Case Study of The Jungle Book

Xinhui Peng

doi:10.54097/kez41g66

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Xinhui Peng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/kez41g66

Keywords:

Project-Based Learning; Whole-Book Reading; Junior High English; Reading Instruction.

Abstract

Project-Based Learning (PBL) facilitates students in autonomously posing questions centered on challenging learning themes during reading. Through collaborative group inquiry, they engage deeply with the material, thereby enhancing their reading proficiency and developing core competencies. As a supplement to conventional textbook-based reading, whole-book reading guides students toward profound and personalized literary engagement, making the reading experience more complete, multi-dimensional, and in-depth. This paper integrates Project-Based Learning with whole-book reading, using the Black Cat graded reader The Jungle Book as a case study to explore the instructional design of whole-book reading for junior high school English classrooms within a PBL framework.

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