For the majority of language teachers the Internet is a ubiquitous, and authentic language tool and as such it is an ample resource of research and teaching material. The use of search engines is essential in ESP classes or in multiculture class where English is a "lingua franca", and a basic means of students' professional improvement. The paper attempts to address one specific facilitator of Internet-based projects known as WebQuest. Examples of practical use are supported with theories and literature.

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Tune into Google English in ESP classes
Maria Bajner
The University of Pecs
bajner@kpvk.pte.hu

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Plenty of resources to choose from
websites, podcasts, distance courses,
telephone classes, adaptive learning apps,
video lessons, video-conferenced
conversation exchanges, mobile learning
platforms
BBCLearningEnglishOnline
TheBBCLearningEnglish
MacmillanEnglishOnlineDictionary
www.lyricstraining.com

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The ultimate goal: Language acquisition
+ Professional improvement
Tailored to 21st century students' needs
New Challenges: Global warming, immigration
reform, pandemic diseases, and financial
meltdowns,workforce skills and demands
Core skills ‘the three Rs’ (Reading, wRiting
and aRithmetic) + new skills (literacies)

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Old/New Core Skills of Education
Communication
Collaboration
Critical thinking
Creativity
(National Education Association)

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Old/New Literacies
Digital literacies (by Nicky Hockly)
Language-based literacies
Information-based literacies
Connection literacies
(Re-)design-based literacies

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”New” Literacies
Information literacy
Media Literacy
Technology (Digital) Literacies
”The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those
who cannot read and write, but those who cannot
learn, unlearn and relearn”
Alvin Toffler (2016)

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English Literacy
Lingua Franca
Language of Technology
Passport to LIFE
English proficiency
digital literacies

8. Digitally illiterate

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Digitally literate teachers
Technology comes second
Keep up with the literacies that the technology
makes possible’ (Howard Rheingold)
using technology thoughtfully, sensitively and
critically
why and not just what or how

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Choosing the right strategy
WebQuests: Find, Create, Share, Research
http://webquest.org/
mini-project using authentic language
pre-set goals
original output
presentation
WebQuest is a constructivist approach to learning, where with the proper
guidance and 'scaffolding' students can accomplish far more actual
learning than in traditional transmission-of-knowledge situations.
Philip Benz (2001)

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WebQuest Components
What? Why? How? Which?
Four main components of a well-built WebQuest:
Introductory Stage
Preparation Stage
Production Stage
Evaluation Stage

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Learning outcomes
language acquisition
high degree of independence
and/or collaboration
critical ‘higher-level’ thinking
skills
Creativity
http://www.theconsultants-e.com/resources/webquests/repository.aspx

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Across the curriculum
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