With the further development of English teaching theories, English teaching modes have become more and more diverse, but the problems of shallow teaching, fragmentation of learning information, and low motivation of learners in the classroom are still prevalent. Deep learning is based on cognitive theory, which takes deep processing of knowledge information and transforming it for application in new scenarios as its main purpose; the project-based learning method takes learners as the core and encourages them to explore actively as its main purpose. Therefore, this paper aims at the deep learning theory and applies the project-based learning method to the English classroom in colleges and universities, hoping to add to the deep learning theory and make reference to the teaching mode in colleges and universities.

Linye Han. A Practical Study of Project-based Learning Approach Pointing to Deep Learning in College English Teaching. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 20: 12-16. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2023.052003.

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