Abstract
This study aimed to describe the student engagement and motivation in studying English through Project Based Learning (PjBL). PjBL provides students the freedom to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. Moreover, it places the students in situations that require authentic use of language in order to communicate and to present. The method used was qualitative since the objective of the research was to describe the development of the students’ creativity. The participants were 40 students and 2 English teachers in Vocational High Schools in East Java Province. The data were gained through interview and classroom observation. The data from interview were transcribed and analyzed qualitatively, and the data from classroom observation were coded and analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that PjBL could increase the students’ motivation. The students were interested in completing their projects and enthusiastic in learning English. Therefore, PjBL is recommended to be used in English learning to encourage the student engagement and motivation.
Highlights
Nowadays, the world has globalized and it has been easier for people to build business relationship over the world
English is one of the soft skills needed by human in our country, Indonesia, since it is as international language
AND DISCUSSION Motivations possessed by the second year mechanical engineering major students at Vocational High School
Summary
The world has globalized and it has been easier for people to build business relationship over the world. It means that every field of business will require high qualified human resources. People will try to be the best in their field. Considering the world expansion, it is needed both life skills and soft. English is one of the soft skills needed by human in our country, Indonesia, since it is as international language. Knowing the importance of English, in Indonesia English is taught from primary school up to university level. It is expected that the students are able to communicate English so they have soft skill to compete in the globalization era
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