website review form

							                                            Website Review Form
GENERAL INFORMATION
Title of site:                                           URL of site:

SUMMARY
Content Summary
Give a short description of the site
and provide a summary of the
contents of the site
DETAILS
Information
Is the site content correct, reliable
and accurate? Is the writer an expert
in this subject?
Timeliness
Is the site up-to-date? When was new
information last added? When were
the pages last updated?
Presentation
Is it attractive and easy to navigate?
Does it use a lot of graphics, sound or
multimedia files?
Functionality
Does it all work? Are there any broken
links or missing pages? Doest it take a
long time to display pages?
LANGUAGE CLASS SUITABILITY
Language
Is the information presented in the
target language? Is the language
correct and appropriate to the level
of the learner?
Culture
Does the site present an accurate
representation of the TL culture?
Could anything on the page be found
offensive? Are there elements on the
page that may lead to stereotypes or
other cultural insensitivity?
Other?
Are there other elements of the site
that may make it inappropriate for
use in a language class? What might
make it especially suitable?
VERDICT

Excellent ( )      Very good ( )          Average ( )   Poor ( )

Would you use this site in your class?        Yes ( )     Maybe (   )   No ( )

If so, how? What activities could you do with it?




                                                                                 Adapted from Dudeney 2000