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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wiktionary-l mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiktionary-l > > > > > -- > > Valerio Barbaking Iannucci > > Coordinatore area didattica - Lazio > > Mob: +39 340 3459046 <+39%20340%20345%209046> | Skype: > Valerio.iannucci84 > > Wikimedia Italia > > _______________________________________________ > > Wiktionary-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiktionary-l > > > > > -- > > *Kind regards,Reem Al-Kashif* > _______________________________________________ > Wiktionary-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiktionary-l > _______________________________________________ Wiktionary-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiktionary-l
