My partner Jason and I created a webquest in our class (Elaboración y Uso de Tecnología de Instrucción) to help students improve their oral communication and critical thinking skills.
We decided to take advantage of something most people (specially young ones) love, that´s why we chose music.
Since the Webquest is not posted on the Internet yet, I'm posting just the profile, and if you are interested, please send me a note at cnoguesc@gmail.com and I'll e-mail you the full document.
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Introduction
When you listen to a song do you understand the lyrics?
How good are you at deciphering the meaning of the lyrics when you first hear them?
Is there more than just the beat in a song?
OK, this web quest will help you find out a few things about you that you might not even know that you knew, or maybe that you were good at…
For example, how good are your listening skills?
How much do you understand the first time that you hear something?
Do you get it at once or do you need repetition?
Lyrics Quest will help you compare and also find out how good you are at deciphering stuff.
The Task
Think about this questions: What’s in a song? Is there more than a beat? Do songs have meanings that cross the boundaries of nations and languages?
The lyrics of songs tell us a lot about the people and the culture that created them, but also about those who listen to them and sing along.
You are to prepare an oral presentation for your classmates that deciphers the meaning hidden behind the words of a song, attempts to infer the purpose of the author, and compares it with a couple of songs in your culture that deal with the same subject.
Your presentation must be supported with an 8 slide power point, and optional audio and/or video of the songs for emphasis, and will include 3 simmilarities and 3 differences between the song in the webquest and the ones from your culture.
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