I agree with Valerio, don't hesitate to keep this discussion on-list. It is interesting and can be helpful to others.
From a French Wiktionary contributor.
Jean-Philippe Béland User:Amqui
On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 10:58 AM Reem Al-Kashif reemalkashif@gmail.com wrote:
Hello!
@Noe thank you! Take your time :) Ideally, I think I would like each student to spend 5 hours on the project. This could change in group projects scheme.
@Dennis Thank you! I have been an editor on Wikipedia since 2012 but never really edited Wikitionary, as far as I remember. So, the info you provided is really useful in designing a project task. The students native language is Arabic and they are majoring in translation between Arabic and English. I asked the students before about Wikitionary, and they seem to have come across it before but they don't know much about it.
@Valerio Thank you! Glad you find the discussion useful.
Best, Reem
On Sat, 9 Mar 2019 at 17:06, Valerio Barbaking wiki.barbaking@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, I personally find this discussion pretty interesting, and I think
that
you can continue on-list, if you want... I don’t think I’m the only one
who
can find some useful points in what you are saying :)
Also, thanks to Noé for the slides, I will use them if I ever need something similar for courses/presentations.
Have a nice day,
Valerio Barbaking (from the italian wiktionary)
Il giorno sab 9 mar 2019 alle 14:34 Dennis During dcduring@gmail.com
ha
scritto:
The desirability of new entries varies according to which language Wiktionar(y/ies) will host the efforts, which language the entries will be in and which language is the native language of the students.
Specifically, for English language words on English Wiktionary,
coverage
is high. There are still many new words to be added, but to reward students for new entries may create pressure to add obscure words with marginal attestation. On the other hand, entry quality is very uneven. Comparing to the OED or the "unabridged" print dictionaries, some entries seem to be too many definitions, some too few. Definitions may use words that themselves are dated, archaic, obsolete, or in an inappropriate registers. The layout of entries is fairly consistent, but is regularly criticized. At English Wiktionary, we have almost no knowledge about who our actual users are and how they use Wiktionary. The initial impressions of articulate users would be valuable to
regular
contributors to Wiktionary.
I would be happy to discuss this further. Off-list would probably be more appropriate than on-list.
On 3/9/2019 6:23 AM, Reem Al-Kashif wrote:
Hello!
Hope this finds you well. I am teaching Lexicography to junior
university
students this semester. What are ways I can incorporate Wikitionary
in
the
syllabus?
The idea I have now is to make them complete a project on Wikitionary
by
adding entries to it. I think it would be awesome for them to see
their
project alive and not buried in heaps of paper in my drawers.
Your input is highly appreciated.
Best, Reem
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