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// Week 8A - WebQuests and language Learning // (Continuation)

//WebQuests. // What are they? What are their main characteristics? What type of learning do they promote? What makes a good or a bad WebQuest? What criteria can we use to evaluate them? From the ones you have visited, which ones did you like / dislike and why? How does one create a WebQuest? What do researchers and practitioners say about them? Can you develop a WebQuest for TEFL? Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 below aim to help you achieve this aim. You do not have to work through these sections in the order they are given here. You can choose the order you would like to work through them. Make sure, however, you work through all four of them. Expected Outcomes Learn about WebQuests Create your own WebQuest for TEFL Present it to the rest of the group.
 * This task aims to acquaint you with WebQuests.**

=** Section 1 - WebQuests: What are they? **=

The WebQuest page [] Some thought about WebQuests [] Building Blocks of a WebQuest [] Reading and Training Materials [] Nellie’s English Projects []

=** Section 2 - WebQuest Examples **=

GREAT! Foreign Language WebQuests, Middle School - Grades 6-8 [] WebQuest Examples [] Language Arts Web Quests [] Lists of WebQuest collections: [] Some Thoughts About WebQuests [] []

=** Section 3 - Creating OR Review WebQuests **=

(a) Creating a WebQuest: It's Easier than You Think! [] Tutorial on creating a WebQuest: [] WebQuest templates: [] Interne Expeditions: Creating WebQuest Learning Environments [] WebQuests: students process guides [] Webquests []

(b) Review WebQuests Do a search on the Internet. Choose 4 WebQuests and write an annotated review. Compare topics.

=** Section 4 - Articles: **=

Articles about WebQuests [] [|//Language Learning & Technology//] Vol. 8, No. 3, September 2004, pp. 9-14 Emerging Technologies Language in Action: From Webquests to Virtual Realities [|Bob Godwin-Jones] [] Project, Problem and Inquiry Based Learning [] Inquiry Based Learning [] = = = = = = = = = =