Transcript Design of a WebQuest for L2

Design of a WebQuest for L2
Language WebQuest Workshop
Graz, 4-8 April
Factors To Take Into Account
 Students: age, grade, language command,
etc.
 Resources:
availability,
appropriateness,
usability, etc.
 Your curricular contents: didactic unit in which
the WebQuest will be integrated, etc.
 Linguistic objectives in relation to: vocabulary,
form, use of language, etc.
 Other non-linguistic objectives: collaboration
skills, time organisation, social values, etc.
Steps to create a LQuest
1. Decide about the topic and the course
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good web resources
the topic requires more than mere
comprehension.
 Write down a list of topics
 Check the resources on the Web
Steps to create a LQuest
2. Define the setting and the TASK
 Have your students clearly in mind:
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eg. their command or language
 Consider the linguistic interaction and the
output.
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Task should trigger L2 use
Task elements promote the command of form
Steps to create a LQuest
3. Define the transformation of the
information that will take place by doing
the task.
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What type of cognitive activity will the students
will go through?
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Does the task represent the result of higher level
thinking?
Steps to create a LQuest
4. Define the roles that the students will play
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Similar workload
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All roles involve using web resources.
5. Search for resources to achieve linguistic
and non-linguistic goals
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They imply processing of a lot of materials in the
L2
They are authentic, attractive and varied.
Steps to create a LQuest
6. Write down the PROCESS
 Describe step by step what to do:
– examine all the information
– start transforming it
– finish the end product
 Say what resources will be used:
– How Students will treat the information
Steps to create a LQuest
6. Write down the PROCESS
 Prepare the “scaffolding”, including
linguistic one focused on meaning and
form:
– Reception scaffolding
– Transformation scaffolding
– Production scaffolding
Steps to create a LQuest
7. Define the EVALUATION
– Dimensions we should consider
8. Write the CONCLUSION
– Reflect back on what they learned and
about their own process of learning.
– Go ahead in learning