Session 2 - webquests

Webquest design - structure

Please complete the following form for your Webquest. Then post your document as an article for your blog. Remember to read other people's ideas and anticipated challenges. This will help you clarify your own, and will give you other ideas too.

Webquest topic / title	Evaluating useful language learning websites to provide opportunities for learners to study alone so that learner autonomy may be developed
Introduction	Developing language learning autonomy is a very important matter in Hong Kong at the moment with the EDB (Education Bureau) putting an emphasis on life-long learning. This webquest aims at helping learners to have a good idea about what constitutes a good language learning website as well as developing their generic skills.
Task	Students are asked to create reviews of English language learning websites. They are asked to evaluate whether the sites are useful for language learning and recommend their ideas to their peers. This should take around 90 minutes.
Process	The first step is to go over target language relating to websites. Learners are then asked to choose a site to evaluate for their peers. There is a form to guide learners in their evaluation and scoring of their sites. Once recommendations have been made, there is a discussion to ascertain what, according to the class, the best websites for learning are.
Evaluation	There is a marking scheme given to help students to see what is important throughout the lesson.
Anticipated challenges for your learners (and possible solutions)	Learners may not feel confident enough to evaluate a language learning website. This is why I have written such a detailed evaluation guide. Learners may not know how to present their ideas using PowerPoint. This is why I have given them guidance on using PP - this should be a good way to help them to use it correctly.