System (journal)

Article summary

System is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the applications of educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching and learning. It was established in 1973 and has been published by Elsevier since 1991. Until 2013, the journal published four issues per year. In 2014, it published six issues, and since 2015 it has published eight issues per year. Since October 2019 (volume 85), articles have been published electronically only.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374339854