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There are many different kinds of projects which you can do with your students. All depends on the level of your students. Not only the level of education, the number of years in practicing a foreign language and/or the age group will influence your choice, but also the possibilities (freedom) within your curriculum or lesson plan. Most important however are the goals you have in your mind which you want your students to achieve.

Here you find an overview of types of projects: **Purpose** ||  Increased subject related knowledge  ||  Increased topic knowledge  ||  Increased knowledge as a basis for the students’ ability to act and develop solution models as a result of the findings in the project  || **Results** ||  Description of the chosen subject  ||  Description of the interdisciplinary topic  ||  Increased action competence  || **Examples** ||  French ‘chansons’ in the 20th Century  ||  Australia  ||  W(hat a w)aste (about how to deal with the growing amount of waste in the world) Climatebuffers (solutions for the growing problems with water – either too much or not enough) ||
 * **Type of projects** ||  **Subject related projects**  ||  **Topical**   **projects**  ||  **Problem based**   **cross curricula projects**  ||
 * **Starting point** ||  Subject  ||  Topic  ||  Problem  ||

Quite a few project ideas are a combination between two types of projects (subject and topical). On the ESP website you can find a ready made letter writing project called 'The Image of The Other' On other websites, like eTwinning, you can find a lot of examples. Some of them you can use straight away, other you need to adept to your specific needs and whishes.

Here you can find a document that could be of any help in **[|'formulating your project]**'.
 * Problem based cross curricular projects** are, in my point of view, the most interesting way to conduct a project with your students. It is a perfect way of involving students and give them responsability. Not only for the project itself, but also for the way and the extend of their learning process.

Looking at your mind map formulate your ideas in the choice of topic: - What could be your kind of project: subject, topic, problem or a combination? - What could be the title (topic) of your project? - Exchange your ideas with your colleague(s), or partner(s) and judge whether the topic chosen is one that is suitable for collaboration between you and your partners’ students - Exchange your reasons for your choice also in connection with what you expect to be the outcome of the project (what your students will learn).
 * Assignment**