Seasoning 2 Facilitate TBLT with WebQuest!
Today I am going to introduce an amazing ICT tool for English teaching---WebQuest, which is especially useful when applying task-based language teaching (TBLT)!💘
What is WebQuest?
WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which students get all information from the web. It is an assignment students complete using the Internet to research a specific topic. Teachers provide their students with documents that include links to websites to use the information, according to the activity.
The link is: http://questgarden.com/147/00/7/120731094657/index.htm
An English Holiday
Today I explore a Webquest called 'An English Holiday'. The WebQuest is mainly about working collaboratively to plan a trip to the UK.
If you are interested in it, please take a look at the following link:
http://questgarden.com/147/00/7/120731094657/index.htm
Analysis from different perspectives:
Reading 💬
1. Students have a chance to read through some key points of the history of England together, and some interesting official websites.
2. Students can improve their reading strategies, including scanning for bullet points and skimming for details.
3. The WebQuest contains sufficient reading sources for students based on their own interests
4. These reading materials are all authentic.
Group Collaboration 👫
1. This WebQuest encourages group collaboration to the largest extent because students are involved in the discussion of choosing their role, reporting findings, and negotiating places they want to go. Finally, a collaborative product: an itinerary for a group trip.
2. Students should gather to design their itinerary together and achieve their group goals.
Autonomy ☝
1. When choosing a role, students feel free to choose a role that has similar characteristics as themselves. Different roles have different focus points, including arts and music, historical places and budgets management. Everyone can have fun choosing their own characters and reading the articles they are interested in.
2. Students are free to express themselves when it comes to making decisions about itinerary design.
An important tip! 😀
Pre-introduce the reading strategy and lead students to apply it when reading the website.
Tutorial
If you are interested to create your own WebQuest, please check out the following video:
I like your analysis to this webquest, Daisy. The video is really beneficial. I think it helps whoever wants to create a webquest. Thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your like！ ღ( ´･ᴗ･` )
DeleteDaisy, I agree, this WebQuest does give students some space to learn! You gave us a nice review, I would love to read your detailed ideas in the next blog, waiting for it!
ReplyDeleteDaisy, this is brilliant. In the title though did you want to write Season 2 or it's just a style as it appears?
ReplyDeleteHi George, the title is exactly 'seasoning 2' because this is my second post of my 'seasoning' series. Thank you for commenting down your question.
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ReplyDeleteYour analysis is really clear. The structure and the heading help me understand effectively.
Thank you for your likes!
DeleteDaisy, I liked your blog. It is very organized and I agree with you that this tool will help students to express themselves!! Hope to see more!
ReplyDeleteHi Daisy, Your analysis is quite clear and concise. And the focuses here are really critical for the task itself. Really nice work!
ReplyDeleteHi Daisy, Autonomy and Group Work are definitely strong points of the tool, right? I think you've thought of the strength of the tool well. Just one thing I would like to suggest that (I was advised this thing) - it'd be more interesting and easy for readers to start reading posts if you could introduce your topic briefly in the beginning :) Well done! I will be waiting for the next post!
ReplyDeleteYes，good suggestion! Thank you I will take it next time!
DeleteHi Daisy- good selection and analysis of that particular WebQuest- I think it's quite a popular one. Do you think there are many negatives to the WebQuest?
ReplyDeleteHi Nik! As I could think of, the possible negative is that it needs students to bring electronic device to the lesson, which is only possible for private schools in metropolis. What do you think are its disadvantages?
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