IRELAND
The Topic
Mysterious Ireland

The Introduction
This Web Quest is designed to enlarge your scope of mind and to get useful information about Ireland and Irish people. During accomplishing provided tasks you are to get acknowledged with different internet tools that will help you to work successfully.

The Task
WELCOME DEAR STUDENTS!!!
You are invited to make an interesting journey throughout Ireland!
You are to do the following:
1. Create your own e-mail box at www.yahoo.com, www.yandex.ru, www.hotmail.com
2. Create your own blog at www.livejournal.com
3. Install ICQ at www.icq.com
4. Install Skype at www.skype.com
This software will be needed for carrying out your task.
All this contact information you are to put on you personal blog.
In order to find new English-speaking pen friends you have to register at www.irishchat.eu Using e-mail, chatting and blogging you will be able to communicate with your new Irish friends via Internet.

The Process
Step 1
The general information about Ireland and Irish people you can find at www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland, http://wikitravel.org/en/Image:Ei-map.gif
Your task is to skip through the information and study the map, to write brief summary about the peculiarities of Ireland and to post it at your personal blog.
Step 2
Let’s take a deeper insight into Irish way of life. You can surf through
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people
http://www.irishabroad.com/

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/
http://www.studentsabroad.com/ireland/cultureshock.html
Point the main significant differences between the cultures of Ireland and your motherland. Share your opinion with your pen friend using ICQ or Skype for audio and video conferencing. Post the script of your chatting on your personal blog.
Step 3
Follow the link http://users.bigpond.net.au/kirwilli/famous/statesmen.htm and choose one famous Irish person which you like and discuss his/her achievements ad way of life with your partner.
Step 4
Your final task is to create a booklet about Ireland. You are to pay attention to following aspects:
1) Culture and cultural differences: stereotypes, culture shock, cross-cultural communication;
2) Everyday life: daily routines, families, houses, leisure activities;
3) Customs and traditions: holidays, celebrations;
4) Education: higher education, online-education;
5) Society: globalization, localization, immigration;
6) Global markets: tourism; supermarkets as business, pop industry.
Post your booklet at your personal blog and discuss it with your pen friend.

The Evaluation
The successful completing the Web Quest will give you 60 points. 10 points are given for Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3 (for each of them). 20 points are given for your booklet. 10 points are given for proper using internet tools.

GOOD LUCK!!!