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

Hi Asaf, thanks for the correction. "Wikilearn" is a typo, the project is
called "Wikilang".

BTW, the name of the project coincides with an existing redirect - the
updated proposal link is at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikilang_(2).

Regards,
sam1370

On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote:

> (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/>
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
> https://donate.wikimedia.org
>
>
> 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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