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wixi is [[twext]] working in wiki


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wixi: can language learning get any easier?
=wixi twexter=
wixi'd wikis get text [http://twext.com/bifocal_bitext twext..] twext texts provide meaningful, [http://sk.com.br/sk-krash.html comprehensible input] for language learners.. twext prints on good old paper.. wikis make twext easy to mix and share..
ask the experts: include everyone who knows any answers
ask the ones who have fun learning langauge easy: kids.
wixi your wiki to see more hows and ways we learn language,
and maybe uncover more fun and easy ways to learn language,
so maybe more of us can have more fun learning languages.


the OLPC is [http://olpcnews.com/content/localization/learning_language.html connecting kids] learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to [[constructionist|construct]] [[learning language learning|language learning]]..
=verb=
[[image:WixiJump.gif]]
wixi is a verb meaning to multilingualize or learn language
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wixi this verb into any wiki you like; verbs are public domain..
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so this verb wixi is thus free from trademark restrictions


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=noun=
wixi can serve wixi + twext interface for language learners,
with [[twext]] translations of multilingualizing [[wiki]]s


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==wiki==
awesome resource, enabling communications, instructions and
meanings to be easily shared by all kindsa groups.. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham thanks!]


=chunk method=
==twext==
twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method
potentially useful resource for language learners; a simple
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system to format [[bifocal bitext]] in variable [[chunk size]]; the
twext method may enable many rich, complex learning systems.


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==purpose==
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wixi will enable wiki texts to "[[get twext]]", providing users
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with an interface to create and share [[comprehensible input]]
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and maybe make it easier to read in more languages.


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demand to learn English worldwide grows intense; learning
[[image:WixiJump.gif]]<br>
languages creates a plethora of opportunities for people..
[[image:WiXiDelyricSampleSurvive.jpg]]
problem: many people have a hard time with language methods.
solution: promote systems that help people improve methods:
wixi proposes system help us freely improve [[language methods]].


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=[[integrate]]=
=delyric=
wixi can integrate existing and potential wiki resources, ie:
delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html
• wikia, schtuff, twiki, xwiki, wikeva, etc
• OLPC laptop systems
• wikipedia and other wikimedia projects
• people who teach languages
• people who learn languages


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[[User:Duke|Duke]] 11:17, 5 October 2006 (EDT)


=Related work=
[[category:software ideas]]
* Ruby annotation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(annotation_markup)] [http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/unicode-example-ruby.html]
* [http://www.omegawiki.org OmegaWiki] with [http://www.omegawiki.org/Annotation annotation].
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_corpora aligned parallel corpora]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloss#In_linguistics gloss]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part-of-speech_tagging parts of speech tagging]

=See also=
*[http://wixi.cc/ wixi.cc]
*[[Wikis for kids]]
*[[Band of Wikis]]


[[Category:Software_ideas]]
[[Category:Languages_(international)]]
[[Category:Pedagogical_ideas]]
[[Category:Internationalization_projects]]
[[Category:Content_ideas]]

Latest revision as of 06:47, 17 December 2008

see twext.. alpha test twexter now with feedback.. source code..

  english | 한국어 HowTo [ID# 187409]  +/-  

wixi is twext working in wiki

2b8.png
if you can't see twext, adjust contrast on your monitor
TwextFade.png
repetitive twext can fade away WixiTwextColorGrammar.png
marked up twext can communicate structure

wixi twexter

wixi'd wikis get text twext.. twext texts provide meaningful, comprehensible input for language learners.. twext prints on good old paper.. wikis make twext easy to mix and share..

the OLPC is connecting kids learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to construct language learning.. WixiJump.gif

WiXiMethodOnXO.gif

chunk method

twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method

press ESC to stop the animations, RELOAD to restart animations

WixiJump.gif
WiXiDelyricSampleSurvive.jpg

delyric

delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html

WixiJump.gif
WiXiPO1.gif

Related work

See also