Re: Project proposal: Wikilang, the language-learning platform that anyone can edit

(A technical note: the title of your email and some of its text talk about "
*wikilang*", but elsewhere in the text you use "Wikilearn" several times. I
would like to point out that *WikiLearn* is an existing online learning
platform <https://learn.wiki/> hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, offering
online learning modules on a variety of topics, from technical skills such
as using OpenRefine, through general skills such as public speaking or
partnership building, to core policies of Wikipedia. I ask that you
refrain from using the name "wikilearn" for your new initiative, to prevent
confusion.)

   A.

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)

Lead Program Officer, Emerging Communities

Community Development

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM Obtrusive Snake via Wikimedia-l <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I hope that you're all having a nice day! I'd like to request your
> feedback on my project proposal for Wikilang, the language-learning
> platform that anyone can edit.
>
> Before Wikipedia, knowledge was scattered, fragmented, and duplicated,
> across thousands of encyclopedias and reference works, and millions of
> websites and books. To get a complete understanding of a subject, it was
> necessary to cobble together information from many sources, many of which
> were not easily available. Wikipedia changed this, providing a central
> place where knowledge can be stored, organized, and accessed - at no cost.
> Wikipedia makes knowledge free.
>
> Language learning is in a similar state. There are innumerable language
> learning books, platforms, and courses. While some material is freely
> available, a large amount of valuable content is locked behind expensive
> paywalls. The serious learner is forced to cobble together a course from
> many different sources, and will likely end up having to spend some money.
> For many, who don't have the financial resources or time to invest in this,
> they simply end up not learning the language at all.
>
> Wikilearn proposes to do for language learning what Wikipedia has done for
> knowledge: centralize it, organize it, and make it freely accessible. It
> consists of two components: a course editor, and a learning application.
> Contributors modify the course, adding new words, sentences, and
> translations. Learners take the course, which guides them through learning
> their target language through a series of spaced repetition-informed
> lessons and exercises.
>
> If Wikilearn is successful, people around the world will have access to
> high-quality, structured language learning material, at no cost.
>
> If you have the time, it would be awesome if you could leave your feedback
> at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikilang!
>
> And, if you want to see the proposed platform in action, I have a fully
> functional prototype available at https://mimilearn.org.
>
> Thank you,
> sam1370 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%3ASam1370>
> Discord: thooton#0043
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