Wikipedia in the classroom? Perceptions and attitudes of transfer students towards the use of Wikipedia

• Main Author: Malissa Maria Mahmud, *
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; P Philology. Linguistics; PE English
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/169/1/Malissa%20Maria%20-%20Wikipedia%20in%20the%20Classroom%20Perceptions%20and%20Attitudes%20of%20Transfer%20Students%20towards%20the%20use%20of%20Wikipedia.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/169/

This paper provides a description of how Wikipeda was incorporated as a pedagogical means in the ESL settings and reports on the students' attitude and perception on the use of Wikipedia to enhance their L2 proficiency specifically their writing skills.Th experience involved the use of wiki tec...