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Enhancing Content-Based Language Teaching through Effective WebQuests

This article explores the transformative potential of WebQuests in teaching content-based language skills. Authored by Faye Klementowski, it emphasizes the importance of engaging learners in meaningful, technology-enhanced research activities about subjects like Dinosaurs and the Solar System. By integrating WebQuests, educators can motivate students, enhance critical thinking, and develop professional and academic skills crucial for navigating the digital landscape effectively. The approach recognizes students' regular use of the internet while addressing their need for academic and collaborative development.

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Enhancing Content-Based Language Teaching through Effective WebQuests

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  1. The Power of WebQuests for Teaching Content-based Language By Faye Klementowski

  2. WebQuest A research activity that requires the learner to collect information about a subject by using the web Dinosaurs Volcanoes The Solar System Elephants

  3. The Goal • To motivate students to learn • To develop critical thinking skills so students can solve problems and create projects What do you want to learn about?

  4. What We Know Many students use computers regularly for social/recreational activities: . Email . Social Networking . Online Chats . Gaming

  5. What We Don’t Know Many students lack the necessary skills to utilize the internet for: . Professional Use . Academic Purposes

  6. Uses Social/Collaborative Skills Professional Development Activities Oral Language Development

  7. Social/Collaborative Skills Let’s search the web ! Students learn to effectively interact and collaborate with: . The Computer . Other Students/Users

  8. Professional Development Activities . Simulate real-life situations . Are meaningful . Promote content-based learning

  9. Oral Language Development . Reading . Vocabulary . Interaction (Written & Oral)

  10. Motivation • Student Directed • Interactive • Accommodates: • Preferences • Language Acquisition Skills • Academic/Cognitive Abilities

  11. Rosa Review Make your choice. Click on the question to find out if your answer is correct. 1. Rosa Parks is known as the A. Mother of Segregation B. Mother of Modern-day Civil Rights Movement C. Mother of African Americans D. Mother of Freedom 2. Where did Rosa Live? A. Montgomery, Alabama B. Jackson, Mississippi C. Tallahassee, Florida D. Kansas City, Missouri 3.Rosa worked as a A. Housekeeper B. Waitress C. Custodian D. Seamstress

  12. 4.Rosa was arrested for A. Drinking from a ‘Whites only’ water fountain B. Refusing to give up her seat on a bus C. Sitting in the wrong section of a movie theater D. Hitting a white man 5.How did the African American citizens of Montgomery respond to Rosa’s arrest? A. They beat up the bus driver B. They stopped going to church C. They boycotted the busses D. They vandalized the local police station 6.What is the name of the African American minister who encouraged African Americans to protest without violence? A. Richard Nixon B. John F. Kennedy C. Martin Luther King Jr. D. Raymond Parks 7.What was the final result of the Montgomery bus boycott? A. People of all races held hands and sang Kum-bai-yah B. Segregation was abolished C. The first African American president was elected D. Women were given the right to vote

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