in language teaching

A wiki:

• Is like a public website, or public web page.

• Is started by one person, but visitors can add to, delete or change as they wish.

• Is dynamic.• Can have multiple authors.• Is like having a publicly accessible word

processing document available online, which anyone can edit.

One of the best-known wikis is:

www.wikipedia.org

You can visit our wiki at:

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Advantage:

When a web page in a wiki is edited,

changed or deleted previous versions of

the page are automatically saved.

How to start using a

wiki

with learners:

The best way is

setting up simple collaborative writing

project.

Using a free wiki site, the teacher sets up

the first page of a wiki, outlining the topic

of the project, and the steps the learners

will need to take in the project.

The wiki can be kept as an

internal class project or can be

given the public nature of the

Internet.

Knowing that the wiki will be

viewed by readers outside the

classroom is an added incentive for

learners.

By giving the wiki a password,

only those who know the password

can edit it,

which gives your wiki some

measure of security.

Webquest

Is a mini-project in which the input and material are supplied from the Internet.

Is an “inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet”

Can be teacher-made or learner-made.

You can find more information about

webquests in:

An example of a webquest:

Main sections to a webquest:• Introduction:

Introduce the overall theme: give background information on the topic, introduce key vocabulary and concepts.

• Task:Explain clearly and precisely what the learners will have to do.

• Process:Guide the learners through a set of activities and research task, using a set of predefined resources.

• Evaluation:Self-evaluation: learners compare, contrast what they have produced with other learners, and give feedback. Teacher evaluation.

The skillset for producing a webquest:

• Research skills:It is essential to be able to search the Internet and to quickly and accurately find resources.

• Analytic skills:It is important to be able to cast a critical eye over the resources you find when searching.

• Word processing skills:You will need to be able to use a word processor to combine text, images and weblinks into a finished document.