The article came out in 2009 in the Russian Scientific Journal (2009. -#1(8). - pages 140-154) though it was first written back in 1996 but enjoyed no audience and was simply stored somewhere on the hard drive. All of the data, assumptions and conclusions arose from firsthand experience of teaching English to school and university students, as well as to various participants of the Teacher Development Course that was a RSU's popular programme from 1991 until 2007. 

To read the article, just click on the link below:

http://en62.my1.ru/Articles/Kruchkov_2009-Project_Work.pdf