WebQuest: Online Game for English Learning

By Surya Pratama, student of English Education Department, UNDIKSHA

A webquest designed for the college students to enlarge their knowledge about education.

INTRODUCTION

There are so many ways to learn or acquire English language, but in my opinion, the best way to acquire English language is by playing games, especially online games. The word “Online” refers to something global, which means the game is played by many people in different countries. By playing online games, we can interact with people in other country, we can talk to them. The game itself uses English language for every word in there. From that, we can learn some vocabularies which we don’t know before. By doing that kind of activity, we automatically learn English. In fact, there are so many people who play online games know more about English language instead of people who don’t play online game.

 

In this WebQuest, students will be introduced about what online game is, what it is for, it's advantages and disadvantages. Students will be asked to answer and discuss about those that are related to online game.

TASK

In this stage, you have to do the following instructions:

2. You have to give some explanation about online game and its relation in the English learning.

3. After that, choose and one specific online game. Then, make a review of your chosen game.

4. Now, to make you are well-informed about the game. You need to play the game, and to make sure you’ve played the game, put some pictures you’re playing the game (by showing your character for example). To make it clear, you can see and read this text. The following link is for example.

http://suryacandrabintang.blogspot.com/2014/10/webquest-online-game-for-learning.html

5. Based on the game review, make a presentation in powerpoint slide or any other media for making a presentation.

6. Write a conclusion about what you’ve learned

PROCESS

In this stage you also have to follow the following instructions:

First, you need to make a group consist of 3 (three) members. After you make your group, now you can discuss with your group members about online game. Using your own online game review, try to choose which one is the best, and find the similar information of each game, including its benefits and its bad effect. After you discuss, now you are well-informed about online game and its relation for English learning.

On the following week, It's time to present what you've discuss in the group, and present in front of the class by using the presentation you've made. After the presentation ends, other groups will ask several information about your presentation. Try to answer as creative as you can.

EVALUATION

This is how your work will be evaluated:

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Information finding	Applying independent strategies learning in finding the information	More information provided by using own ideas	Some information provided.	All information is provided and all categories are well covered	25%
Individual work	Trying to be competent in making own sentence	More information provided based on the topic	Demonstrate the understanding to write cohesive paragraph	Demonstrate the higher understanding of the topic	25%
Group Discussion	Students a little bit shy in saying his opinion	Trying to be confident in making an opinion in the discussion	Each member can speak clearly and give clear opinion	Each student can explain the information related to the topic very well	25%
Group Presentation	Students are lack of confidence in presenting their presentation	Showing a little confidence	Each member are able to speak clearly	Well-performed, and well-presented. Each member can answer every given question	25%

CONCLUSION

Now, each student has to give the conclusion about what you have learned in this WebQuest.