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primarysourceexposure:providinglearnerswithafirst-handlookataparticular
eventorissue(studentsworkingonthefulltextofPresidentClinton'sspeechtothe
AmericanpeopleregardingNATO'sairassaultonSerbia).
Typesoftelefieldtripsmightvaryaccordingtothesubjectareathatisdealtwith;
thus,slightdeviationsfromthetypesaboveornewvariationsonthethemecanbe
foundinthefollowingauthors:
virtualfieldtripsusedforhomeschooluse,providinginteractiveappealinginput
allowingchildrentoexperiencemanyfacetsoftravelandexplorationontheirown
termsandintheirowntime(Aron,1997);
examplesofvirtualfieldtripsusedtoenlivenhistory(Turturice,2000);
avirtualtriplessonbuiltaroundthethemeofAntarcticaandintegratingmaths,
geography,science,languageandliterature(Hopkins,2001);
adescriptionofavirtualfieldtripprojectfamiliarisingstudentswiththeissuesof
immigration,helpingtoovercomeracismandprejudice,buildinguponintercultural
awareness(Dyck,2002);
virtualfieldtrips,amongotherInternet-basedactivities,appliedinaWeb-based
coursebooksupplementforEnglishforarchaeologystudents(Krajka,2003c);
virtualtelefieldtripsadvisedtobeusedbyhighereducationfacultytocreatelearner-
centereddesignsupportedbyinstructionaltechnologies(Palak,2004).
1.2.3.Therationaleforincorporatingvirtualfieldtripsinthelanguageclassroom
Asvirtualfieldtripsarethewaytoassemblethemostimportantsitesthattellastoryor
followatheme,theyprovideawell-structuredandusuallyfairlyexhaustivepresentation
ofacontentinagivenarea.Byfollowingthem,studentsexpandtheirknowledgeand
understandingofacurrenttopicandtheirunderstandingoftechnologyasaresource;
theygather,evaluate,andintegratedatatoreporttheirdiscoveriesandshowtheir
knowledgeinvaryingways.Harris(1998a)addsthatthereasonsforincludingthese
activitiesinlanguageinstructionarethattheyallowforpractisinginformation-seeking
skills,answeringaspecificquestionorfindingoutmoreaboutatopic,reviewingmultiple
perspectivesonanissue,generatingdataneededtoexploreatopic.Thevirtualfieldtrip
shouldhelpstudentssolveanauthenticproblemandleadtopublishingsynthesised
informationoverviewsforSstouseinthefuture.
WhenconsideringthetechnicalaspectofInternetuseintheforeignlanguage
classroom,itneedstobestressedthatvirtualfieldtripsteachstudentstechnologyskills
byprovidingaguideduseoftheInternet,helpingtogainconfidenceinoperatingthe
browser,followinglinksanddownloadingresources.Thus,theyareextremelyusefulas
teacherresources,obligingteacherstoreviewsites,evaluatethem,eliminatethedead
ones,orderthemandprovidewell-structured,meaningfulandaccomplishabletasks.
Astelefieldtripsassumeteacherpreselectionandorderingofcontent,theymaybe
convenientlyusedinthebeginningstagesofInternet-basedinstruction,beforefull
masteryofInternetuseisachievedbystudents.