<div dir="ltr">Dear Francis (and all), <div><br></div><div>Thanks a lot for bringing this out our attention. Creating a new entry is a great idea. </div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Considering that Wikipedia is the #6 website worldwide (after Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo! and Baidu, if you are curious) and the go-to source for everyone (academic/non-academic), it'd be a timely and critical investment for scholarly communities like this one to think about using Wikipedia more effectively. </div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">With the same idea in mind, a few years ago, I spearheaded the creation of the NNEST (Non-native English-speaking teachers/Non-native English speakers in TESOL) entry on Wikipedia. Later on, it was picked up by other users who eventually contributed to the entry. Although the entry needs some major updates when I look at it today, it was certainly a good start because such an entry did not exist at all. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NNEST">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NNEST</a></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">From an instructional standpoint, I also like and support Jeff's idea of using the Wikipedia as a course project/assignment. Not to digress too much from the topic but it reminds me a model that might of interest to scholars in this community --- encyclopedia-dictionary of terminology model. Depending on your needs, choices or preferences, you may have it as a blog or a wiki. To see an example, please visit Scott Thornbury's Blog "A to Z of ELT" at <a href="http://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/">http://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/</a> A project like "A to Z of [here comes the field/area/topic/focus - e.g. Educational Linguistics, in this case]" would be a collective and participatory endeavor that promotes co-construction and collaboration in knowledge creation and sense making.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Best regards,</div><div class="gmail_extra">Ali Fuad</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sangeeta.Bagga-Gupta@oru.se" target="_blank">Sangeeta.Bagga-Gupta@oru.se</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I would like to second that suggestion Francis!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leung, Constant<br>
<b>Sent:</b> den 16 februari 2014 16:45</span></p><div class=""><br>
<b>To:</b> The Educational Linguistics List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Edling] Linguistics in Education<u></u><u></u></div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Yes, a separate entry would be good. I’d be happy to chip in, but volunteer to initiate at this moment, due to work pressure.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Francis Hult<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 16 February 2014 13:39<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se" target="_blank">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Edling] Linguistics in Education<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I recently came across a Wikipedia entry for 'linguistics in education':<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics_in_Education" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics_in_Education</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I wonder if it would be worthwhile to put the collective wisdom of the Edling list to developing it or, perhaps, creating a new entry for 'educational linguistics'.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Francis<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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