Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study that demonstrates an effective use of the
Web as a tool to increase motivation and thus promote reading and writing skills in Spanish as
well as a deeper sense of the culture of the Spanish speaking world. In the study, thirty students of
second year Spanish at the University of New South Wales were required to prepare an itinerary for a
trip to a Spanish speaking country of their choice using the WWW as the only resource. In general our
findings regarding improved language skills were consistent with the literature: an increase of vocabulary,
more use of references, more student initiated interactions and greater interactivity in the classroom
amongst students were observed. There was, however, one aspect, linguistic accuracy, in which improvement was
not greatly noted. The data collected confirms that a task-oriented Web based course can increase
the motivation of students, improve the scope of their reading, and enhance their perception
of the target culture, all with a great effect on range of language explored, learned and re-processed,
but a much lesser effect on the accuracy of written language produced.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Computer Science Applications,Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics,Education
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