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Using Webquests in Foreign Languages Teaching in Economic Universities: Definition, Classification, Methods of Using in the Educational Process

Liberal Arts in Russia. 2013. Vol. 2. No. 5. Pp. 480-487.
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Livskaya E. V.
Financial university under the Government of the Russian Federation, Kaluga Branch
17 Chizhevskii Street, 248016 Kaluga, Russia
Email: evgenia_livskaya@yahoo.com

Abstract

Intensive developing of computing technologies and the necessity of using them in the educational process ask a modern teacher to possess both skills on a discipline and knowledge of information technologies. The paper analyzes the reasons of using webquests in the process of teaching foreign languages, and focuses on the following formats of webquests like HotList, Treasure Hunt, WebQuest, etc. Pros and cons of using them in the educational process are analyzed as well. The most popular up-to-date webquests are classified starting with the simplest programs like Hotlist and up to the most sophisticated platforms, for example WebQuest. The paper offers a possible review of webquest platforms and programs and explores their educational potential also giving certain examples of efficient using of the web quests either at seminars or during students’ self-work in economic universities.

Keywords

  • • higher education
  • • computer communicating technologies
  • • foreign languages teaching
  • • webquests
  • • innovative activities

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