Wikipedia
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Wikipedia, the world's most famous wiki, is a great source of information. If you have a topical issue to discuss in class there is a good chance that Wikipedia will have an article on it.
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Classroom use
You should, however, take care when using unedited Wikipedia articles in class because:
- They are often unevenly edited. The fact that different paragraphs, sentences or even words have been added by differing authors does not make them good examples of correct use of English, and they may have repetitions, and errors of spelling and grammar. Which may, of course, make for useful authentic material if teaching higher-level students and/or ESP courses for translators, etc.
- Even when they are well-written they are often written like encyclopaedia articles. While this is a fully acceptable form of written English, it may not a register that you would want your students to emulate.
See also
- See here for suggestions for using Wikipedia as part of a topical class.
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