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      A Webquest tool to develop communicative competence in EFL students with an A2 proficiency level Translated title: Webquest como herramienta para desarrollar la competencia comunicativa en estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera con nivel A2

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          ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to develop the communicative competence in undergraduate A2 students of English as a Foreign Language, through the design and implementation of a WebQuest. The design is based on the principles of Communicative Language Teaching and Task-based Instruction. The conclusions show that the use of this tool not only develops the communicative competence, but also increases motivation in students, fosters critical thinking, promotes autonomous learning, and enables differentiated learning. There also exist some difficulties such the amount of time teachers need to devote to planning, the economical investment administrators need to make at acquiring equipment and internet connection, as well as at professional training in the use and design of this tool.

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          RESUMEN El presente estudio tiene como objetivo: Desarrollar la competencia comunicativa con estudiantes de pregrado en la clase de inglés de nivel A2, mediante el diseño e implementación de una Webquest. El diseño se basa en los principios de la enseñanza comunicativa de la lengua (CLT Communicative Language Teaching) y la instrucción basada en tareas (task-based instruction). Las conclusiones muestran que el uso de esta herramienta no solo desarrolla la competencia comunicativa, sino que también incrementa la motivación en los estudiantes, desarrolla el pensamiento crítico, el aprendizaje autónomo y permite el aprendizaje diferenciado. Existen algunas limitantes como el tiempo que se debe dedicar a la planeación por parte de los docentes, la inversión económica en la adquisición de equipos y conexión a internet por parte de la institución y capacitación en el uso y diseño del recurso.

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                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Journal
                zop
                Zona Próxima
                Zona prox.
                Instituto de Estudios en Educación Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia )
                2145-9444
                June 2017
                : 0
                : 26
                : 82-98
                Affiliations
                [1] Santander orgnameUniversidad Industrial de Santander Colombia
                [2] Tolima orgnameUniversidad del Tolima Colombia gcamachov@ 123456ut.edu.co
                Article
                S2145-94442017000100082
                10.14482/zp.26.10201
                a8c107d4-08ed-40aa-a7c9-88816da45d94

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 09 March 2015
                : 28 June 2017
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                Critical Thinking,Autonomous Learning,WebQuest,Aprendizaje basado en tareas,Pensamiento crítico,Aprendizaje autónomo,Communicative Language Teaching,Task-based Instruction,Enseñanza Comunicativa de la lengua

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