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The rise of generative AI has disrupted many traditional educational practices. In ELT, modes of instruction and assessment such as essay writing, homework practice, and textbook assignments are being rethought and program priorities re-evaluated. One emerging solution is PBLT, or project-based language teaching. PBLT is a variation on task-based language teaching (TBLT), in which projects can be defined as sequences of connected component tasks that are arranged by relative task complexity and that build toward a higher-order meaningful outcome. For example, "Create a podcast series" can be a PBLT project, which could comprise tasks such as "Research topics”, "Write a script", "Review a partner's script”, and so on, where the ultimate outcome is that a real-world-like podcast series is created. This approach can bypass learners’ use of AI while allowing for the constructive use of such technology if desired. This workshop explores practical ideas to design and set up projects; in particular, it suggests how teachers and materials writers can create a TBLT-informed project-based syllabus.