TOWARDS AN INNOVATIVE TEACHING OF READING: REALITIES AND PERSPECTIVES OF WEBQUEST-BASED APPROACH

Abstract

Teachers seek to integrate Innovative Resources in the teaching of Reading Techniques Courses in order to create meaningful environments and provide students with a possibility to use the target language in form of reading Web pages. This research attempts to present the students with an important task that does not only enhance their interest but also raises their motivation to read comprehensively more documents written in English. It investigates the effects of WebQuests on First and Third Year ENSL students' Reading Comprehension. Moreover, this study intends to examine the perceptions and the attitudes of EFL iearners towards the integration of the WebQuest Instructions in the Reading Classroom. This Quantitative and Qualitative research is meant to test the use of the new method of WebQuest and explore its effects through a True Experimental Study under the design of PretestPosttest Control Group Method. The collected data is triangulated through the use of Preand Post-tests, Students" Preand PostQuestionnaires, Teachers' Questionnaire, and Students' Classroom Observations. The results of the study are analysed and interpreted in the light of the formulated hypotheses. Statistical analysis revealed significant gains in reading performance between pre-test and post-test and positive students" attitudes towards the use of WebQuest in the Reading Class. The outcomes of the present study are in accord with the results of some of the studies conducted in the same field. Some suggestions for further research and some pedagogical implications have been suggested at the end of this study.