Descripción

Autor: Rosario Martinez

Nivel Educativo: General/Otros

WebQuest en la que alumnos de 3er curso de la ESO podrán descubrir cómo celebran las Navidades algunos de nuestros países vecinos.

Introducción

HO! HO! HO!

Hello!!

Wellcome to my WebQuest about European Christmas celebration!!

This year I have a lot of work in Europe!

Would you like to learn about how European people celebrate Christmas?

Would you like to know how French or German people wish their beloved Merry Christmas? The dishes they prepare?

If you are willing to know everything about European Christmas, follow me!! I?m an expert on the subject!

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Proceso

STEP 1. ESTABLISHING THE GROUPS

You are going to work in groups, so first you have to decide what group you would like to be in. Your group will represent a European country. Have a look at the following map and the flags of some countries and start thinking about it.

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STEP 2. MY NEIGHBOURS' CHRISTMAS

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You have to find as much information as possible about Christmas celebration in that country. Select one of those flags and discover how Merry Christmas is said, how I am called, what decorations they use?

Ready? Got it?

Rrrrright!!

Each member of your group will concentrate on one aspect (meals, gifts, typical decorations ...)

You can download the .zip files with the name of your country from here. There you will find some clues regarding the information you can look for BUT you can think about different aspects, it's up to you!!

Would you like to know more about Christmas celebrations in these countries? Just click here and download the file named "Moreabout.zip".

STEP 3. DO YOU KNOW...?

Prepare a list of questions for the other European countries? mates in your class.

STEP 4. OUR ADVENT CALENDAR

Your teacher is going to collect all your questions and answers papers.

He / she wil make photocopies and will deliver them to the groups so that each group can have all the questions and answers.

Each group will have to create an Advent Calendar.

Remember that an Advent Calendar can have 25 or 31 days. So, your group has to choose as many questions and answers for those days.

Easy work, isn? it?

You have to come to an agreement with the members of your group regarding the design of the Calendar.

You can pick up some ideas from the following web pages.

http://www.request.org.uk/main/festivals/christmas/advent/calendar.pdf

http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/Idea_122.htm

http://www.janbrett.com/christmas_treasury_advent_calendar.htm

http://www.e-nterests.com/familyhtml/calendar.php

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Tarea

Christmas is coming!!

Would you like to know how much we have to wait until that day arrives?

Would you like to know how our European neighbours celebrate Christmas? What they sing? What they eat? How they decorate their houses?

Do you know what an Advent Calendar is?

Click here and you will find a description and an example of an Interactive Advent Calendar .Would you like to have one?

Superb!!

Pay attention to this!! You will be able to have one of these fantastic Calendars at the end of the Quest with questions about Christmas celebrations in different countries in Europe.

You have to work in groups and each group will represent a European coutnry.

The only thing you have to do is to pick up as much information as possible about food, decorations, or whatever you like about Christmas celebrations in that country.

Come on!! Hurry up!! Go to the following page and you will find the instructions for you to follow.

You will enjoy a fascinating Advent Calendar in your class.

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Evaluación

EVALUATION

You will be evaluated

1.- individually, taking into account your work and your contribution to the group you belong to;

2.- as a whole group.

For the individual evaluation, the following criteria will be taken into account:

-. Your participation and contribution to the final task.

-. Individual responsibility when carrying out your role and function in the group.

-. Your interest in the use of different sources of information apart form those provided by the teacher.

-. Your use of the English language in oral intercourses in the classroom through the participation in short conversations using communication strategies to understand and be understood and transmitting the information you know to your mates.

-. your knowledge of formal aspects of the English language (morphology, syntax, phonology) appreciating their importance for communication.

-. Your interest for widening your knowledge with regards to other cultures and ability to compare them with your own.

-. Your appreciation of he use of the English language as a means to establishing relations with other people from different places, respecting their cultural and social diversity.

For the whole group evaluation the following criteria will be taken into account:

-. The quality of the final product: originality in the design, creativity, good use oft he English language in its different levels( grammar, vocabulary, etc), the use of material and other resources different from those provided by the teacher.

-. Group collaboration, the reaching of consensus in making decisions, resolution of conflicts.

-. Proportional distribution of the task among the members of your group.

-. Use of the English language in oral intercourses with your mates.

Click here and download the file RUBRICS.zip which will orientate you on your mark.

Conclusión

CONGRATULATIONS!!

With this Webquest you have learnt how our European neighbours celebrate Christmas. As you see, their Christmas is not very different from ours as many people think.

Now you can establish some differences between Christmas celebration in the country you have chosen and the same celebration in Spain.

You have approached an aspect of the culture of that country and you have been able to widen the information according to your interest and curiosity.

Now you are prepared to know more social and cultural aspects not only of our neighbour countries but also others? to appreciate the cultural diversity in which we are living.

Thanks to this webquest, you have also learnt to work in a team. You must have seen how difficult team work is. All your team mates have learnt how to divide the work among the members and have collaborated to share all information and reached agreement regarding certain aspects of the Advent Calendar.

Thanks to this webquest, to your Advent Calendar and of course to your positive attitude you and all members of your school will be able to know certain aspects of Christmas celebrations in Some European countries , as your Calendar will be hung on your classroom?s walls.

Congratulations!!
I hope you have had fun with my webquest.
See you soon!!

CONGRATULATIONS!! HO, HO, HO!!

Orientaciones

ORIENTACIONES AL PROFESOR

Esta Webquest está dirigida a alumnos de 3er curso de la ESO del área curricular de Lenguas extranjeras (INGLÉS).

La Webquest responde a los siguientes objetivos generales de la etapa:

1.- Desarrollo de destrezas básicas en la utilización de las fuentes de información para adquirir, con sentido crítico, nuevos conocimientos.

2.- Afianzar el sentido del trabajo en equipo y valorar las perspectivas, experiencias y formas de pensar de los demás.

3.- Desarrollar la competencia comunicativa para comprender y expresarse en lengua extranjera de manera apropiada, a fin de facilitar el acceso a otras culturas.

4.- Adquirir una preparación en el campo de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, a fin de usarlas en el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje para encontrar, analizar, intercambiar y presentar información y el conocimiento adquiridos.

En cuanto a los objetivos del área curricular de lengua extranjera, inglés, a los que responde la webquest son:

1.- Desarrollar destrezas comunicativas, tanto receptivas como productivas, con el fin de realizar intercambios dentro del aula.

2.- Leer diversos tipos de textos de forma comprensiva y sin la ayuda del diccionario, con el fin de acceder a fuentes de información variadas y como medio para conocer otras culturas y formas de vida distintas a las propias.

3.- Desarrollar la capacidad de comunicarse oralmente y por escrito de forma eficaz en situaciones habituales de comunicación a través de tareas específicas.

4.- Utilizar estrategias de aprendizaje y recursos didácticos (diccionarios, material multimedia,...) con el fin de buscar información y resolver situaciones de aprendizaje de manera autónoma.

Referente a los contenidos, los tratados en esta webquest son:

I.- Habilidades comunicativas:

1.- Realización de tareas lectoras adecuadas al tipo de texto y la finalidad con la que se lee: búsqueda de información detallada, transferencia de datos, ...

2.- Transmisión de información esencial a otras personas sobre lo que se ha leído.

III.- Aspectos socioculturales.

1.- Conocimiento y valoración de elementos de transfondo cultural propios de países dionde se habla una lengua extranjera.

2.- Desarrollo de hábitos de comportamiento que ayuden a valorar la cultura propia a partir del contraste con otras: costumbres, tradiciones,, etc.

3.- Valoración de la importancia de la lengua extranjera como forma de acceder a la comunicación con otras personas que aprenden la misma lengua extranjera.

4.- Reconocimiento de la presencia de la lengua extranjera en los nuevos sistemas de comunicación tecnológica y su utilidad para hacer búsquedas en Internet

La Webquest se llevará a cabo al finales del primer trimestre por tratarse el tema de la Navidad.

Los estudiantes trabajarán en grupos de 4-5 alumnos y cada uno se centrará en un aspecto de la búsqueda (comida, decoraciones, tradiciones navideñas, villancicos, etc.) En las actividades de búsqueda de información trabajarán individualmente, a ser posible con un ordenador cada uno o en su caso un ordenador por cada 2 para que puedan navegar por determinadas páginas web proporcionadas por el profesor en als que además encontrará otros enlaces para ampliar información.

Se trabajará tanto en el aula de informática como en clase, donde trabajarán en grupo para la puesta en común de la información encontrada en Internet.

El conocimiento previo que se precisa es la localización en un mapa del país que cada grupo ha elegido y la identificación con su correspondiente bandera, así como conceptos básicos referentes a la búsqueda de información en Internet.

El profesor en todo momento actuará como organizador y orientador del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje, siendo el alumno el propio protagonista de su aprendizaje. El profesar tomará nota de cómo cada grupo va desarrollando la tarea para después poder evaluarla.

Los recursos utilizados en esta webquest:

Páginas web utilizadas:

Ideas para la confección del calendario

http://www.request.org.uk/main/festivals/christmas/advent/calendar.pdf

http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/Idea_122.htm

http://www.janbrett.com/christmas_treasury_advent_calendar.htm

http://www.e-nterests.com/familyhtml/calendar.php

Navidad en Europa:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/adventcalendars.html

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/calendar/index.html

http://www.christmas.com/worldview/at

http://www.christmas.com/worldview/fr