An empirical exploration of using Wiki in an English as a second language course

Hao Chuan Wang; Chun Hung Lu; Jun Yi Yang; Hsin Wen Hu; Guey Fa Chiou; Yueh Tzu Chiang; Wen Lian Hsu

doi:10.1109/ICALT.2005.51

An empirical exploration of using Wiki in an English as a second language course

Hao Chuan Wang^*, Chun Hung Lu, Jun Yi Yang, Hsin Wen Hu, Guey Fa Chiou, Yueh Tzu Chiang, Wen Lian Hsu

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Graduate Institute of Information and Computer Education

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In this paper, we present an empirical study of using a new and cost-effective Web-based collaboration software, Wiki, in a freshman-level English as a second language (ESL) course. This paper explores and observes the scenario: What if the Wiki tool were to be used in an English as a second language course in Taiwan? Students who attended this study practiced English writing on a Wiki website. The data about their usage and learning achievements was collected and analyzed. Our finding of a significant, but inverse, relation between students' editing usage and academic performance challenges some idealistic hypotheses that Wiki technology is "naturally beneficial" to learning. We believe that building an instructive or constructive instructional model with Wiki in a rigorous manner requires more empirical evidence. This study provides fresh evidence that will hopefully serve as an impetus to fill that gap.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005
Pages	155-157
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2005.51
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan Duration: 2005 Jul 5 → 2005 Jul 8

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Volume	2005

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Other	5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005
Country/Territory	Taiwan
City	Kaohsiung
Period	2005/07/05 → 2005/07/08

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Wang, H. C., Lu, C. H., Yang, J. Y., Hu, H. W., Chiou, G. F., Chiang, Y. T., & Hsu, W. L. (2005). An empirical exploration of using Wiki in an English as a second language course. In Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005 (pp. 155-157). [1508634] (Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005; Vol. 2005). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2005.51

An empirical exploration of using Wiki in an English as a second language course. / Wang, Hao Chuan; Lu, Chun Hung; Yang, Jun Yi et al.
Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005. 2005. p. 155-157 1508634 (Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005; Vol. 2005).

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Wang, HC, Lu, CH, Yang, JY, Hu, HW, Chiou, GF, Chiang, YT & Hsu, WL 2005, An empirical exploration of using Wiki in an English as a second language course. in Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005., 1508634, Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005, vol. 2005, pp. 155-157, 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2005/07/05. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2005.51

Wang HC, Lu CH, Yang JY, Hu HW, Chiou GF, Chiang YT et al. An empirical exploration of using Wiki in an English as a second language course. In Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005. 2005. p. 155-157. 1508634. (Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005). doi: 10.1109/ICALT.2005.51

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