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About Wikipedia…

Objectives

On completion of this activity, you will be able to:

  • Understand how Wikipedia works
  • Discuss the credibility and reliability of Wikipedia
  • Devise strategies to use Wikipedia for your language projects or personal use.

Introduction

As the Internet is overflowing with information and all kinds of resources, you have to remind yourself that “even the most credible online documents are often provisional and unstable” (Dudeney, Hockly and Pegrum, 2014: 23).

Wikipedia is an example of a source of information constantly in flux, widely used by all, yet criticised by many, and often banned from academic sources. So should you use Wikipedia to source credible and reliable information? And if so, how should you use it?

But first, let’s look at what Wikipedia is and how it works.

What is Wikipedia and how does it work?

 

 

 

So, is Wikipedia a credible and reliable source?

 

 

How can we use Wikipedia to find credible and reliable information?

 

And when using Wikipedia for your language projects, do not forget to use the appropriate language version!

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Materiale aggiuntivo in italiano:

Da leggere

 

Da vedere

 

Material sobre Wikipedia: qué es y cómo funciona:

  • En este video se explica qué es, cómo funciona y cuáles son los cinco pilares:

 

  • Este otro video explica la fiabilidad de Wikipedia, quiénes son los expertos que trabajan y la responsabilidad sobre los contenidos.

  • Los “Wiki” son un buen recurso para aplicar en la enseñanza de lenguas para mejorar el vocabulario, la expresión escrita y el conocimiento cultural. En este artículo publicado por el Instituto Cervantes “Wikeando en la clase de ELE” se explica cómo se pueden utilizar los “Wiki” en la clase ELE para mejorar la expresión escrita.

 

Autora: Alicia Castillo