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International Project-based English Learning Through WebQuest- A Case Study

The purposes of this study was to develop a teaching program about International project-based learning through WebQuest and explore the effectiveness of the teaching program on students' English learning motivation and intercultural awareness.
The participants were second-year junior high school students¡]14 boys and 12 girls included¡^, The experiment lasted 5 months (25 classes included). The teaching effects were analyzed both with qualative and quantative methods. The results of this study are summarized as follows:
1. Applying WebQuest in teaching can help students' finish their tasks and know more about the world.
2. The results showed that the teaching program was effective on improving participants' intrinsic learning motivation.
3. The results showed that the teaching program was not effective on improving participants' intercultural awareness. However, their culture acceptance is promoted and they are more involved in world issues.
4. The participants reported high percentage of satisfaction with the WebQuest in English learning. They became more interested in learning English with technology and hope to continue this curriculum.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0726112-105029
Date26 July 2012
CreatorsHuang, Chien-Fang
ContributorsChiu-Hui Wu, Wen-Chuan Lin, Shu-Ching Yang
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0726112-105029
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