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An Analysis: Sample WebQuests for Languages


* Cross-Curricular Example (Spanish, German, Art):

Words are not Enough

http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqconklin/webqsconklin.html


Arabic:

Arabic Language

http://web.syr.edu/~mtalkand/

Arabic WebQuest

http://mason.gmu.edu/~rfox/webquest/arabic/INTRODUCTION.htm


Chinese:

Does the Tiger eat its cubs?  (cultural - in English)

http://www.certifiedchinesetranslation.com/China/childquest.html

Searching for China

http://tommarch.com/learning/ChinaWebQuest1.html


ESL:

Get the Brooms!  WebQuest (Human Rights)

http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/byekench/humanrights/webquest.htm

Create a Travel Brochure

http://www.beth.k12.pa.us/schools/wwwclass/kgrammes/kgwebquest/kgwebquest.htm

District 115's WebQuests (a huge collection by grade level)

http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webquests.htm

WebQuests for Primary Level

http://station05.qc.ca/css/cybersite/webquest/workshop/jocelyn/Jocwbqts.htm


French:

A la découverte du Burkina Faso

Student page: http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/normandale/webquest/burkina/student.htm
Teacher page: http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/normandale/webquest/burkina/index.htm

Le Cirque

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/langacad/lecirque/indexf.html

Paris WebQuest

http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/US/ModLang/french/french1/index.htm

Allons en France WebQuest

http://www.oswego.org/staff/moff/web/webquest.htm

French Speaking Countries

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest2/sdhindex.html

A Comparative Study - San Diego, CA and Biarritz, France (cross-curricular unit - French, science, social studies)

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/SDBiarritz/SDBiarritzUnit.html


German:

Immigrants from Germany

http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~cdavis01/webquests/jfw/

Wilkommen en Bayern!

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests/bavaria/lskwebquest.html

Holocaust:  A Web Quest (8th grade)

http://www.greenepa.net/~wgsd/computerlab/Holocaust/Holocaust.html

Besuchen sie uns

http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqpecka2/webqcpecka.html

Claudia's Trip to Southern Germany

http://www.woodward.edu/faculty/us/borth/borthhp.htm

Let's take a trip to Germany

http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq5/qgerm.htm

Auf Nach Bayern

http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/STT99_WQ/STT99/Houston_HS/coxj4/coxwq/baywq3.htm


Hebrew:

New Information about Famous Hebrew Leaders http://teach.fhu.edu/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/india/default.html

Jewish Education Center has a list of WebQuests on cultural and historical themes

http://teach.fhu.edu/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/india/default.html

Italian:

A collection of Italian webquests: http://www.batchelors.net/technotes/italian_webquests.htm

Japanese:

Becoming Japanese

http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/inprogress/gjh/becomingjap/bejap

Japanese Arts Festival

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/Kirby/webquest/template.html

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

http://www.mlk.denver.k12.co.us/tech/Sadako%20Webquest/sadako_webquest.htm

Japan WebQuest

http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/~nwest/isp/main_page.htm

Fourth Grade Webquest: Exploring the Land of the Rising Sun

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webjapanam.html

Discover Japan

http://www.uwosh.edu/departments/for_lang/Japanese/WebQuest/discover/DiscoverJapan.html

Invite Japanese Exchange Students to the Party!

http://php.indiana.edu/~mfukai/webquest/webquest.html

Festival of Kites

http://gjh.suhsd.k12.ca.us/curriculum/kites/kites.htm

Executive Order 9066:  Japanese Internment

http://www.sbcc.cc.ca.us/academic/engsk/brody/103/internment/internment.html 


Korean:

Korean War WebQuest

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.cfm?source=teach_resources/korwebquest

Korean Conflict

http://www.portfolio.umaine.edu/~weissers/korean_conflict.htm


Latin:

The Satyricon as Social Commentary (HS) http://nths.newtrier.k12.il.us/academics/mcl/satyricon/satyricon_webquest.htm


Norwegian:

Travel to Norway

http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/uswest/Norway.html

Norge i møte med et fargerikt fellesskap

/technology/institute/WebQuestNor.htm


Russian:

A Russian Child's World http://php.indiana.edu/~ajacobso/russquest/webquest.html

RussiaQuest!

http://www.oswego.org/staff/pmuench/webquest/russiaquest.html

Pravda

http://www.geocities.com/fhsgalloway/animalfarm.htm

The Russian Revolution WebQuest

http://www.needham.mec.edu/High_School/teacher_pages/whyte/whyte_main.htm


Spanish:

Illegal Immigration http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqGulbro/webqkgulbro.html

Evita Perón: Mistress to Madonna

http://webquest.edutech.org/LOTE/Dawn/Evita.htm

Bullfight

http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/mzasada/webquest.htm

Panama Canal

http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Porumba/default.htm

Eva Peron

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/argentina/

Chasing Carlos and Cristina Cruz

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/spanish/

Pinochet

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ts130093/edci632/

El Camino Real:  Regreso al futuro

http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/camino/camino_esp.html

Latin American Countries and their Cultures (grades 6-8)

http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/latin/



Other WebQuest Collections
(not specific to languages)

A Matrix of Examples (by grade and subject): http://webquest.org/matrix3.php

Cool Teaching: http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm#WEBQUESTS

TeachersFirst (with grade notations): http://www.teachersfirst.com/webquest.htm