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. You should be wary about using unedited wikipedia articles in class however because:
- Wikipedia articles are unevenly edited. The fact that different paragraphs, sentences or even words have been added by differing authors does not make them good examples of authentic text. In addition, they sometimes have repetitions, and errors of spelling and grammar.
- Even when they are well-written they are written like encyclopaedia articles. While this is a fully acceptable form of written English, it is probably not a register that you would want your students to constantly emulate.
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See here for suggestions for using Wikipedia as part of a topical class.
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