FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AMONG ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AT HONG BANG INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

This research paper aims at discovering the impact of Project-Based Learning (PBL) on collaboration and communication skills among students learning English as a foreign language. Currently, educators tend to use interactive and student-centred approaches while PBL is recognized as one of the effective learning methods that significantly promote soft skills. This research also examines the theoretical-framework of PBL, focusing on learning theories that encourage active student participation. By integrating small projects into the curriculum, exploring the case studies from various educational environments, and combining the findings with results gathered from surveys with English language learners (ELLs) and interviews with instructors, initial results show that this approach not only enhances students to use the language that they have been learning practically, but also aids in developing effective collaboration and communication skills. Therefore, the researchers believe that this research will partly contribute to improving English teaching, aiming to enhance the foreign language proficiency of students today.