Investigating the Perceptions of Unversity EFL Instructors Towards Utilizing Wikipedia as authentic source in Research Writing Projects
Sara Khalil Fahmi
Salahadin University
Dlakhshan Yousif Othman
Salahadin University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.6.3.1.1
Keywords: EFL Kurdish university teachers, Wikipedia, The Wikipedia challenges, CRAAP
Abstract
Wikipedia is among the earliest internet websites where information is posted by different people in the world of academia for educational purposes. The current study aims at investigating the perception of EFL instructors of using Wikipedia in research projects writings. In other words, it tries to investigate the extent to which the teachers perceive the use of Wikipedia in research writing projects by fourth grade students. To achieve the aim of the study, 22 Kurdish EFL University teachers in the English Department College of Basic Education at Salahaddin University enrolled as a sample. Moreover, a questionnaire was constructed by the researchers for data collection. It consisted of 24 items. The data were analyzed through SPSS version 24. The results showed that Wikipedia platform plays a significant role in providing the students with factual information in their research writing process, which is essential in helping fourth-grade students at solving the problems that they encounter while they write their research writing projects
