powerpuffgirl: Mei 2010

The Beauty of Banjarnegara Regency

A WebQuest for Adult, Intermediate, Students of English
as a Foreign/Second Language (EFL/ESL)

Created by
Dian Mefita Sari

1. Introduction
Banjarnegara Regency is one of the tourist destinations in Central Java, located approximately 150 Km from Semarang, the capital city of Central Java Province. It offers uniqueness of cultural and natural tourist attractions and worthy visiting.

Serayu River Rafting

Special interest tourism Serayu River Rafting is in Singomerto, Sigaluh District, 3 Km from Banjarnegara. Serayu River has a unique character and beautiful, near from highway, so it’s easy to visit. It offers class such as excellent, middle, exotic, family fun and river camp. Tourist can get local transportation, rafting equipment, insurance, professional guide and certificate.

2. Task
Imagine that you are the Tourism Ambassador. Therefore, you have a duty to promote Banjarnegara’s Tourism across the country even the world.

You are asked to make a report about Banjarnegara Regency. You should provide a qualified report which contains a lot of information about tourism in Banjarnegara so that it will cover Banjarnegara Regency as a whole.
You have to present the tourism in Banjarnegara in front of the guess from another city orally to come to Banjarnegara and enjoy the beauty of Banjarnegara Regency.

3. Process

Happy working!!

PREPARING AND INFORMATION REPORT

To prepare an information report you will need to do ten things:

Choose a subject for your report (if you have not already been given one).
Make a list of questions about your subject that requires facts for answers.
Research your subject. Information about your subject might be obtained by reading the sources provided here.

Tourism Object

Seruling Mas Zoo

http://banjarnegaranews.com/Obyek-Wisata/kebun-binatang-banjarnegara.html

http://www.central-java-tourism.com/en/places-taman.php

Mrica Lake

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/22867401

Dieng Plateau

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieng_Plateau

http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/central-java/dieng-plateau.html

http://semanu.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dieng-plateau1.jpg

http://www.greattoursjogja.com/tour-package/dieng-plateau-borobudur-sunset/

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/indonesia/java/dieng-plateau

http://javatourism.com/index.php?Page=633

Souvenir

Batik Gumelem

banjar\detilproduk.php_files\1311320551batik gumelem.JPG

The Traditional Foods and Beverages

Dawet Ayu Banjarnegara

Buntil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buntil

http://www.goleti.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=94

Make notes that answer your questions using the information you found during your reading.
Organize your notes into the order in which you want to present your information report.
Write your first draft as an outline. This means writing the topic sentences and putting a list of points that will be used with the topic sentences to make paragraph (as you did in the previous activity).
Check that your draft contains facts, describes your subject, gives details about your subject, uses a new paragraph to introduce new information, uses the timeless present tense and uses the technical language related to the subject.
Use the information report scaffold to write your finished piece of text. Here is the example of scaffolding of a text:

1. A general opening statement in the first paragraph
2. A series of paragraphs about the subject
3. A concluding paragraph

Proofread your final copy to check any errors and make corrections.
Publish or present your report.

4. Evaluation

a. The report (60)

Criteria	Indicator
Accuracy(20 points)	Correct information based on the information at the suggested websites.
Content (20 points)	The way of reporting the information through language features.
Structure (20 points)	Correct structure based on the Generic structure of an information report.

b. The oral presentation (40)

Criteria	Indicator
Fluency (10 points)	The ideas come smoothly and systematically from the beginning until the end of the presentation.
Gestures (10 points)	The use of appropriate body language in delivering the presentation.
Pronunciation (10 points)	Good pronunciation with accurate stress and intonation.
Use of visual aid (10 points)	Effective use of visual aids to improve the clarity of the presentation

5. Conclusion
Now, you can publish your information report in a magazine or newspaper to promote your representative regency. It can be the way to go public! Furthermore, you can be able to present your information report orally in front of the guests from another city in Indonesia.

6. Acknowledgement
I would like to thank to the owners or copyright holders of the following websites from which the resources of this webquest are cited: