French wikis

I think wikis are wonderful interactive tools for a foreign language classroom.  As I mentioned in my blog reflection, learning a foreign language can be overwhelming for many students.  Speaking in this language in front of others can only increase this anxiety.  The key to language proficiency, however, is oral and written use of the language in a real-life, interactive setting.  I think some Web 2.0 tools, including wikis, can encourage this interactive use of language and for this reason they can be excellent additions to a foreign language classroom.  I think that if students can begin to express their ideas and collaborate with one another in written form via a wiki, then teachers can continue these online "conversations" in an oral format within the classroom.  
I can think of many uses for wikis in my future French classroom.  I could use them to introduce the theme for a new unit (ie, clothing, vacations) by including information about cultural details.  I could use the wiki to link students to video links and other pertinent sites, and ask students to respond to a group question at the end.  For example, a wiki about vacations could include video links about common French vacation spots, links to French travel agency web sites, and images from authentic French travel brochures.  This wiki could give students an introduction to what the travel experience is like for French-speaking people.   
I could also ask students to do a report on a topic and present their findings via a wiki.  I think this would be a more interesting way for students to write a report, which can be a mundane, boring process.  Since peers would be more interested in reading someone's work in an interactive format that provides audio and video links and links to other web pages, I think they would be more engaged in reviewing their peers' work and responding to it.  Finally, wikis are great tools for group projects, which can promote the collaboration and communication that are so key to language learning.  Each student in the group can create his or her section, edit peers' work and add comments.