WebQuests

😊 What are WebQuests?

Here is a video from Youtube giving you a good description of WebQuests.

The video is from Youtube.

According to this video, Bernie Dodge held the view that the definition of  WebQuests are "a constructivist lesson format wrapped around a doable and interesting task that is a scaled-down version of something adults do".

WebQuest is underpinned by the idea of task-based learning. Teachers put several tasks on the websites and students complete these tasks by reading the materials. Commonly, students work in pairs.

✌ Construction

According to 'concept to the classroom', a WebQuest usually has 6 parts: introduction, task, process, resources, evaluation, and conclusion.  However, many WebQuests do not have resources.
🔺Introduction: provide background and explain the general goal.
🔺task: describe what students should do and achieve in the end
🔺process: the steps the students should take to complete the task
🔺resources: resources students need to finish the task 
🔺evaluation: standards to evaluate students' work
🔺conclusion: reflection and thinking about the possible extension

Just click here to see recently published WebQuests: http://questgarden.com/author/reports/recentpubs.php

😄Relevance to language teaching and how to use it in teaching
WebQuest can facilitate the task-based learning process. A WebQuest is consist of several tasks. Students' reading skills will be improved by reading the materials. WebQuest can be used in group work assignment so through student-to-student interactions, listening and speaking skills will be improved. 

😀 Advantages

1. When working in groups, interaction among learners benefits their learning.

2. The ability of critical thinking is improved through coping with these tasks.

3 Encourage engagement and motivation

😭 Limiatations

1 I think the materials and detailed instructions are given on WebQuests so it is unnecessary for teachers to talk more about it. I am wondering if a teacher using WebQuests in class, what the teacher can do excluding giving necessary help to students when they ask for help? Hence, I think it is more suitable for after class activity and self-studying so the vital classroom time can be saved.

2 In group work, students with a low level of motivation to learning may rely too much on other group members.
3 WebQuests are not suitable for beginners because they require a certain level of reading skills.

🙂 Using the Quest Garden

Here is a video from Youtube teaching you how to making a webquest by Questgarden.

     The video is from Youtube, published by Diallo Sessoms.

Overall, WebQuests make good use of multimedia in the class and can motivate students to improve their critical thinking and team spirit though they have some limitations.

                                          

Reference
https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index_sub3.html