The Enactment of Radio Drama Project-Based Learning in an Online Practicum Class: A Reflective Practice

Studies on Project based learning (PjBL) has been widely conducted worldwide. It has also been theoretically and practically well-documented in a myriad of publications. However, little discussed the reflective practice done by a lecturer on PjBL done during online teaching. This paper reports a reflective practice of a 10-week practicum teaching experience through PjBL in English practicum class. Serving a role as facilitator, the authors aided students to improve students’ language skills into a PjBL activity in the form of radio drama project. This on ongoing PjBL activity has been done for two years consecutively at the time online learning was stipulated by the government. This activity was implemented in one credit practicum class conducted separately from the main class focusing on improving students’ language skills while helping them enacting their creativity through radio drama project as their PBL task in the face of pandemic situation. Strengthened by related theories and research back-ups, the authors made use of reflective field notes to have a closer look on the practice done. This technique is worth considering as of possible alternatives of providing online creative and engaging activity during pandemic. Further, this reflective practice can be useful for English lecturers as example on how to do self-reflection in teaching for evaluating their own teaching.