User talk:Reanna.shah/sandbox

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Article Evaluation

Relevancy

• Good with scoping out the entirety of each subject
• Made sure to put information that is most relevant under each heading, although some areas could add more information

Neutrality

• Origins -> good use of talking about the contradictory statements of the topic
• Makes sure to tell information rather than persuade the reader

Viewpoints

• good at scoping all sides for each heading

- makes sure to write down the contrasting viewpoints, so it is all not one-sided

Citations/References - the works and referenced used matched up for the ones that I clicked

    ex: #3 said 85 million people spoke Italian which is also said on the linked article which is a credible source as it is from the University of Leicester 

- Credible sources used

Missing Info

• could add more relevant info under the renaissance and modern era headings
• renaissance -> add the use of new ideas of thinking brought about technology and the spread of languages, as well as add that in modern society/contemporary era how technology has allowed for people to speak the language and learn it

under education could add how people study it in universities and as majors and provide stats

Article Rating - Italy is under WikiProject watchlist and Italian language is a part of that - rated C-class, top importance --Reanna.shah (talk) 03:54, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Please Read Me

Hi there! I'm sorry to send you a message by editing your sandbox but I could not figure out any other way to contact you. I'm another student in our linguistics class. I've noticed that you've picked Italian Language as your article. I'm not sure whether or not you knew this, but I had already chosen this topic, and Professor Nevins has stated that we should each pick a different article. I would appreciate it if you could switch. Thanks. Djiang1019 (talk) 02:45, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi... I understand but I talked to Mr. Begus and he said it is ok because I chose this a while ago, but it wasn't showing me as a student and because I already started and did a lot, I am going to continue. Thanks for reaching out! Reanna.shah (talk) 13:27, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi again - in that case, I'm sorry for having bothered you. I thought that you were simply unaware that we both had the same article and I wanted to give you a heads up. I hope you don't mind us working on the same topic. Thanks for letting me know! Djiang1019 (talk) 02:43, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Renaissance

     The Renaissance era was known as the time of "rebirth." The long-exsisting ideals that the Roman Catholic Church held were being understood from new perspectives. Individuals were forming new beliefs in various forms: social, political, and intellectual. The Roman Catholic Church was losing its control over the population by not being open to change and the increase in opposing beliefs.   The ideals of the Renaissance were shown throughout the Protestant Reformation, which took place simultaneously to the Renaissance. The Renaissance embraced ideals of humanism, which was the idea of encouraging individual to focus on themselves and their full potential. The Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther disagreeing with the selling of indulgences from Johann Tetzel and his eventual break-off from the Roman Catholic Church in the Diet of Worms. After Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church, he founded a sect of Catholicism, called Lutheranism. Luther believed in faith alone and scripture alone, so he decided to translate the Bible into many other languages which would allow for people from all over Europe to read the Bible. Previously, the Bible was only written in Latin, but after the Bible was translated, it could be understood in many other languages, including Italian. The Italian language was able to spread even more with the help of Luther and the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg. The printing press facilitated the spread of Italian because it was able to rapidly produce texts, such as the Bible, and cut the costs of books which allowed for more people to have access to the translated Bible and new pieces of literature .

== Hello, I'm Cythirixs. I'm sorry for being late for peer editing but never late than never. I think your evaluation of the article is good and I agree that there are quite a few sections that need more information. The Modern Era sections, as you stated, definitely needs more information. The section under Modern Era, Contemporary Times might also need more information, as well as Assimilation under phonology which could use a few examples.

I think talking about the Renaissance is a great idea, but I do think you take a little bit too long to get to your point about why the Renaissance is important for Italian as a language. I think you should cut down how much you talk about explaining how the Renaissance happened, and talk more about how it effect Italian. Remember, people will come to this article and look at this section not wondering about who the Renaissance is, rather how the Renaissance effected Italian language. Other than that, your information is clear and concise and is looking good! Cythirixs (talk) 01:44, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Technology

(maybe under education)

    The continual advancements in technology plays a crucial role in the diffusion of languages. Due to the fact that the Internet is widely accessible to many people across the world, educational institutions implemented the use of technology throughout its teachings. Technology allows for globalization to occur; people are able to communicate with each other from all parts of the globe and spread their languages and ideas. Speakers of a variety of languages from all over the world use technological devices, such as computers and smartphones, are able to write to each other and share their cultures. .
    The use of technology has a major impact on the teachings of languages. Educational institutions incorporate technology to facilitate students in the teachings of foreign languages. Prior to the breakthrough of technology, teachers would primarily use chalkboards and students had to learn the vocabulary and grammar through old-fashioned textbooks. Now, the implementation of technological devices allows for teachers to create presentations and incorporate helpful videos to teach the information and students have access to a plethora of information and the ability to analyze their own speech when they are learning a new language. In addition, students have the chance to communicate directly with their teacher at any time of the day if they need help with a specific topic. On the other hand, technology can have a negative influence in the learning environment. Instead of students using the Internet on technological devices as a learning tool, they can use the Internet to do things that are not strictly related to the task at hand. In addition, if the students and/or teacher do not know how to use the piece of technology, the time it takes to learn how to use the piece of technology could have been utilized in other areas pertaining to the actual study of the language..

Reanna.shah (talk) 22:44, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello again, I'm Cythirixs. Is this for the Italian Language page? Because it is quite vague, and it feels like it could be put in any language article. While the information is fine, it lacks focus. Maybe focus more on how technology impacts Italian specifically? Cythirixs (talk) 01:49, 25 July 2017 (UTC)