Personally, I like the idea of a project-centric content-based approach to language learning. I agree with the book that creating agreed upon projects (with influence from both the students and the teacher, i.e., the semistructured approach) could have incredible impact on class motivation and understanding. The method for creating an impactful project in the book seems like a really great way to set up any classroom activity; it is insightfully in-depth for a framework and I think, given enough effort, it could be fully employed for a very effective lesson.
I feel that, when I get into my classroom, I will definitely be using projects to drive home the importance of certain works of literature. In fact, I can't think of a better way to make the pieces that I will introduce more applicable to my students than to figure out, with them, just how to make them applicable. I'm in sort of different situation than most in the class as I won't necessarily be teaching bilingual classes full-time, so I've been looking at these methods and approaches and trying to decide how each might fit into any and every particular job I will have in the school, and I really like the project-centered idea for certain language classes and my English lit classes. Regardless, I've got several varied approaches to get under my belt, and I'm quite happy to add this one.
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