Web quest method in online teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language in higher educational institutions

Authors

  • Nataliia Tsymbal Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University,
  • Larisa Zadoiana Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University
  • Maryna Kovalyk
  • Nataliia Savchuk Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University
  • Svitlana Sichkar Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47750/jett.2022.13.01.030

Keywords:

web quests, foreign students, Ukrainian (language), higher education, Ukrainian as a foreign language.

Abstract

Introduction. The research is topical due to the need to find effective methods of
teaching Ukrainian to foreign students. The development of information technology
urged the development of communicative competencies in foreign students. So, the
web quest method is becoming increasingly popular in the study of foreign languages
in higher educational institutions around the world. This method is an effective tool
that allows a full involvement of foreign students in learning Ukrainian as a foreign
language. Methods: testing students for the level of proficiency in Ukrainian as a
foreign language, statistical and mathematical processing of results using Pearson’s
formulas. Results: The results of the study showed the high efficiency of the web
quest method in the experimental group in comparison with traditional teaching
methods. According to all the criteria studied, the students of the experimental group
showed higher results than the students of the control group, which proves the
effectiveness of this method. Namely, the indicator of lexical skills of the experimental
group with the excellent grade exceeds the indicator of the control group by 10.2%.
The indicator of grammar skills of the experimental group with the excellent grade
exceeds the indicator if the control group by 7.7%. And the indicator of phonetic skills of the experimental group with the excellent grade exceeds the indicator of the
control group by 8.4%. There were 55.74% of foreign students who showed a high
level of information search and analysis skills. Conclusion: The study notes the high
efficiency of using the web quest method in the development of various
communicative competencies in foreign students. Therefore, the expediency of using
the web quest method in teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language to foreign
students has been established. Prospects: further research will be aimed at studying
the effectiveness of web quests for the development of professional communicative
competencies for other subjects.

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2022)

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