Canan

Welcome
Welcome to. This is the main entry page to the autonomous learning wiki called Canan (cànan is the Scottish Gaelic word for language and it seemed suitable due to its similarity in sound to the English word canon in the meaning of accepted rules or principles ). Content will develop to promote advice and links for language learners. Initially it will focus on English, especially English for Academic Purposes, but it is hoped that those knowledgeable about teaching or learning other languages will develop the wiki for those languages. You can find a nice "family tree" of all languages here from the Guardian.

Please feel free to edit this wiki including the addition of links to useful learning resources. The aim of the wiki is to be a practical resource for language learners, so it would be better to avoid lengthy wikipedia style expositions on topics and instead provide references for those who want to know more; focus mostly on practical applications of advice.

There is further information about editing below.

Information for users and for editors
All pages are editable. Near the top centre of the page (or other places where you see 'edit') if you click you should be taken straight to the visual (wywsiwyg) editing page, while clicking on the pen top right will swap you to the code editing interface. Please edit responsibly. Having said that, a resource like this only really works if users continually improve and update it. Don't forget to click the save changes button top right.

Why a wiki? You can find useful discussion on wikis here http://moinmo.in/WhyWikiWorks

Miraheze and MediaWiki advice
Need help? No problem! We will help you with your wiki as needed. To make a start we have added a few links about working with MediaWiki:


 * MediaWiki guide (e.g. navigation, editing, deleting pages, blocking users)
 * Miraheze FAQ
 * Guide to editing in mediawiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide

Useful information for admins

 * Request settings changes on your wiki. (Extensions and Logo/Favicon changes should be done through Special:ManageWiki on your wiki.

But Miraheze, I still don't understand X!
Well, that's no problem. Even if something isn't explained in the documentation/FAQ, we still are happy to help you. You can find us here:


 * On our own Miraheze wiki
 * On IRC in #miraheze on irc.freenode.net (direct link; webchat)