Investigating teachers and students’ perceptions towards the role of project-Based Learning to overcome foreign language speaking anxiety : the cse of master I students of applied linguistics and english language teaching at the department of English (University of Bejaia)

Abstract

The major thrust of the study is to investigate the perceptions of both teachers and students towards the effect of using Project-Based Learning (PBL) to help learners overcome their Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA). The study is meant to be a small-scale survey. It took place in the Department of English at the University of Bejaia. Twenty five students (25) and five (5) teachers participated in it. In order to probe the perceptions of the different subjects, a mixed research design was used including both quantitative and qualitative methods. The former implies the use of students’ questionnaire and the second involves interviews with teachers