The role of WebQuests in learning a foreign/ second Lanuage?

         The role of WebQuests in learning a foreign / second Lanuage?

         

                   What is Webquests?  Bernie Dodge defines as "an inquiryoriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet, optionally supplemented with videoconferencing."

   
                    Learners can using the Web as a source of  real-world information. The webquest consider as a starting point for gathering information for the students.  It helps the students to see more references and read more about some topic.  The Webquest helps the teaher , she don't have to talk too much to explain the task.  Also, the students will know how the teacher will evaluate their work.  Webquests tend to be student-oriented and collaborative, in sharing learning experiences and new knowledge.  While Webquests foster cooperative learning through guided discovery, the students will work in group and the will have knowledge and practice of communication skills.A number of implementations have developed quite sophisticated multimedia environments, mostly in closed, proprietary systems. Technology advances not only helping n learn the langage in good eniroments , but also contributing to adding a new dimension to real-world language learning and cultural experiences.

                                                            Site Evaluation

 

                                             

 

 

 

 

 

              The availability of ESL/EFL sites made the learners and teachers confused about which website should used.  There are a lot of sites addressed for learners and teachers, and it will be a difficult task to trying to show all such sites and their evaluated, and decided which of these sites fit the user's expectations.  What follows now is an evaluation of  http://a4esl.org/

              This website is for ESL/EFL students which includes lot of features. This site includes quizzes, tests, and puzzles to help students to learn English very well. Each element is divided into subheadings which reveal the required skill and level of difficulty. Also, there is a section for bilingual quizzes in which students can take the quiz in any skill in many languages. 

          The website home page is good but it may be appear boring; it needs more creative thing to look like attractive for the users. According to images and graphics, they're useless and monotonous; it needs more developing. It can be pictures from real life or animations. The users can move easily from one page to another because of the good navigation. The links are up-to-date and they are exiting in site for educational purposes. The background of the website is unattractive and uninteresting; it needs more colorful and vital pictures and line to attract users. The color choices can let you know if a certain link is visited or not. For copyright it's 100% good because any links or websites mentioned in the website is provided by its writer or author. The font is clear and east to read; the site differentiates between headings and subheadings by using different fonts. Also, the sounds are clear and the students can understand easily to what they're listening to. Finally, the spelling and grammar are accurate and excellent; no errors are found. One point is important which is the teachers can write their own quizzes and contribute them on the website.

               In conclusion, it's important to know how to evaluate any website in the large presence of different sites in the world of net. These website can confused the users because of their uselessness or the material is inaccurate and if it's provided the needed utility or not.



Student names:
Amal
Samah