You are a firm believer that the key to progress in learning a language is wide and extensive reading. Time and again you have seen that the keen readers are the ones who make the most progress, both linguistically and culturally. You want students to find reading enjoyable and satisfying and so you try hard to find reading matter that is relevant and interesting to them. You are aware of the new challenges presented by reading on the Internet for example the layout of pages, scrolling, distracting graphics, non-standard styles of writing, how to choose which link to click etc. However you feel that the disadvantages are outweighed but the wealth of up-to-date interesting material. For you the key question in this investigation is: ‘

• Does this WebQuest enhance reading skills – if so how and which ones?’

You will try to gather evidence that each WebQuest either does or does not encourage the development of reading skills.