WikiEducator:Language policy

Unofficial - work in progress. Consider forming a workgroup to develop this policy or set of guidelines.

This page was created while preparing a template for multilingual resources: Template:Languages.

Please elaborate more generally as appropriate for WikiEducator.

Introduction
When creating learning resources in any language one needs to consider


 * Where best to put them, for example
 * on the English WikiEducator (e.g. for learners learning in English) or the French WikiEducator for learners learning in French, etc.
 * How best to cross-reference similar resources in other languages (translations, localisations)
 * What language categories to apply (e.g. Category:French vs Category:Français, etc.)
 * Consistency in the interests of quality for WikiEducator usability
 * e.g. with respect to the above points, or use of templates etc.

Multilingual Pages
Some learning resources need to be multilingual.

Care must be taken when deciding whether to provide a translation/localisation of a page or of a course etc.

If translations of a page are appropriate, the template may be useful.

Otherwise consider creating the course on the appropriate WikiEducator site such as:


 * French WikiEducator - i.e. http://fr.wikieducator.org

and cross reference - e.g. on the English page for Software libre insert

(etc. if it exists in other languages) which will add a link at the bottom of the left panel on a WikiEducator page.

Translation/Language Templates

 * Template:Languages - a navigation bar to translations of a page.

Language-related Tutorials

 * Translations Tutorial.