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The conclusion of our statistical analysis is that the great number of students with low interest for individual study based on the wiki resources is mainly due to the low frequence of teacher feedback, low attendance of face-to-face meetings (no compulsory attendance was stipulated at the beginning of the semester) and, finally, the students’ own type of involvement in the learning activity, namely slow start and increased frequency after mid-semester and at the end-of-semester intervals, when assessment constraints became imminent. 4. CONCLUSIONS Due to the transition to the semantic web where most activities are carried out under the sign of collaboration and the results of numerous studies/ surveys attesting Web 2.0 technologies’ beneficial impact on learning, we have decided to introduce the wiki as a component of a blended learning approach to learning English for Specific/Academic Purposes. Our research will continue with corrections and adaptations of the wiki platform in order to meet the needs of students by creating a balance of face-to-face meetings and wiki presence, a regular feedback pattern teacher-students and distributing tasks and assessment/ self-assessment activities during the semester interval. A long-term goal would be to identify student profiles based on an interdisciplinary approach (cultural, educational, demographic, language level dimensions) that would allow us to personalise the collaborative learning process into more efficient working groups. This would help us build a determining/defining pattern of relationships based on methods from the game theory that would help optimise the learning process and bring about enhanced professional, social and personal results for all parties involved. REFERENCES 1. Carver, D., (1983). Some propositions about ESP. In The ESP Journal no. 2, pag: 131-137. 2. Constructivismul in educatie, http://inovatie.numeris.com.ro/E.Noveanu-Constructivismul.pdf. 3. Digital competitiveness: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/item-detaildae.cfm?item_id=6499 4. Dillenbourg, P., Baker, M., Blaye, A., O'Malley, C., (1996). The evolution of research on collaborative learning. In E. Spada and P. Reiman (eds). (1996). Learning in Humans and Machine: Towards an interdisciplinary learning science. pag: 189-211. Oxford: Elsevier. 5. Doise, W., Mugny, G., (1984). The social development of the intellect. In Doise, W. and Mugny, G., (1984). Dezvoltarea socială a intelectului. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 6. Drugan, T., Achimas, A., Tigan, S., (2005). Biostatistică, Editura SRIMA, Cluj-Napoca. 7. Eurostat. Information Society Statistical Data, (2009). URL: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/ portal/page/portal/information_society/data/main_tables. Accessed 22 December 2010. 8. Flash Eurobarometer nr. 260, (2009). Students and Higher Education Reform, URL: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_260_en.pdf Retrieved 10 March 2010. 9. Freeman, R. E., (1984). Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach. Pitman Publishing Inc., Marshfield, MA. 10. Friedman, M., (1962). Capitalism and Freedom. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. 11. Goodsell, A., Maher, M., Tinto, V., Leigh Smith, B., MacGregor, J., (1992). What Is Collaborative Learning? in Collaborative Learning: A Sourcebook for Higher Education, The National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at Pennsylvania State University. 12. Harmer, J., (2007). English Language Teaching, Pearson. Longman. 13. Harriman, G., (2010). Learning 2.0: fad, new pedagogical, or something else?, http://www.gray harriman.com/learning2.htm. Retrieved 30 March, 2010.
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http://itech1.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper1/paper1.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010.<br />
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Florence, Italy. Retrieved May 10, 2008, from: www.leonardo-lets.net/ict/common/<br />
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specialist English aca<strong>de</strong>mic course. In Proceedings on the Conference Computers in Education,<br />
30 th International Convention MIPRO 2007, Opatija, Croatia, pag. 198-203.<br />
20. Leuf, B., Cunningham, W., (2001). The wiki way: Quick collaboration on the web. Boston:<br />
Addison Wesley.<br />
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collaborative content tool, [Electronic version]. Searcher, 11(4), pag. 32-48.<br />
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in Romania. In European Integration - New Challenges, 6 th Edition 28-29 May 2010,<br />
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25. Privateer, P., (1999). Aca<strong>de</strong>mic Technology and the Future <strong>of</strong> Higher Education: Strategic Paths<br />
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Learning, In Tertiary Education. URL: http://www.col.org/pcf3/Papers/PDFs/Gerbic_Philippa<br />
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26. Resnick, L.B., (1991). Shared cognition: thinking as social practice. In L. Resnick, J. Levine<br />
and S. Teasley (Eds). (1991). Perspectives on <strong>Social</strong>ly Shared Cognition. pag. 127-149.<br />
Hyattsville, MD: American Psychological Association.<br />
27. Schwartz, L., Clark, S., Cossarin, M., Rudolph, J., (2003). Educational Wikis: features and<br />
selection criteria, REPORT#:R27/0311, http://c<strong>de</strong>.athabascau.ca/s<strong>of</strong>teval/reports/R270311.pdf.<br />
28. Seitzinger, J., (2006). Be constructive: blogs, podcasts, and wikis as constructivist learning<br />
tools. In Learning Solutions, Retrieved May 10, 2008, from: http://www.elearningguild.com<br />
/pdf/2/073106DES.pdf.<br />
29. Unesco, (2002). Information and Communication Technology in Education. A Curriculum for<br />
Schools and Programme for Teacher Development, URL: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/<br />
images/0012/001295/129538e.pdf, Retrieved 12 April 2010.<br />
30. Vîgotski, L. S., (1972). Opere psihologice alese, vol I-II, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică,<br />
Bucureşti.<br />
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