Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Franklin and Marshall College/Introduction to Linguistics (Fall 2023)
| This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
 | This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
- Course name
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Institution
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Instructor
- Jessica Cox
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Linguistics
- Course dates
- 2023-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
In this course, students learn basic concepts related to each of the different areas of linguistics: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. In the past, they've written a research paper as a final project, on a topic of their choice. Usually, those topics are somewhat "applied", e.g. language and gender, language and discrimination, etc. I would like to have them write or edit Wikipedia articles on those topics instead of a traditional research paper.
Timeline
Week 11
- Course meetings
-
- Wednesday, 8 November 2023 | Friday, 10 November 2023
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
Week 12
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 13 November 2023 | Wednesday, 15 November 2023 | Friday, 17 November 2023
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Article ideas to consider expanding and/or adding references to:
(Remember, you are more than welcome to explore Wikipedia by searching topics of your own interest to see what is already out there and what could be improved/expanded/added.)
Describing a language
Child language learning
Identity and language learning
Language-based learning disability
One person, one language (strategy for raising bilingual children)
Second language learning
Early immersion (foreign language instruction)
Mobile-assisted language learning
Language and society
English First (lobbying organization)
English-Plus (movement)
Language and professions
Local interest (another possibility might be to look up words or languages related to your own background)
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Depending on the specifics of your topic, one or more of the following guides might be relevant:
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 13
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 20 November 2023
- In class - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 14
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 27 November 2023 | Wednesday, 29 November 2023 | Friday, 1 December 2023
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
Week 15
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 4 December 2023 | Wednesday, 6 December 2023 | Friday, 8 December 2023
- In class - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Assignment - Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 16
- Course meetings
-
- Friday, 15 December 2023
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.