Webquest-Based Role Play as a Way of Raising Students’ Motivation to Studying Foreign Languages

Authors

  • Olga Sumtsova National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
  • Yuliya Azhel National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
  • Alina Buyankina National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i03.5100

Keywords:

communicative approach, communicative competence, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, learning process, role play, Webquest

Abstract


Abstract – Teaching English as a foreign language using modern Internet technologies is considered in the paper. A special attention is paid to the Webquest–based role play organized by means of up-to-date Internet technologies as an approach to raise technical students’ motivation to studying foreign languages. Emphasis is upon applying this approach to organizing conference weeks at National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU). An overview of the Webquest–based role play activities is also given in the paper.

Author Biographies

Olga Sumtsova, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

senior teacher, Institute of Physics and Technology

Yuliya Azhel, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

senior teacher, Institute of Physics and Technology

Alina Buyankina, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

student, Institute of High Technology Physics

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Published

2016-03-30

How to Cite

Sumtsova, O., Azhel, Y., & Buyankina, A. (2016). Webquest-Based Role Play as a Way of Raising Students’ Motivation to Studying Foreign Languages. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 11(03), pp. 63–66. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i03.5100

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 03 (2016)

Section

Short Papers