Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Mississippi/CHIN 330 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics (Fall 2022)

This seminar course serves as an introduction to the linguistic terminology and scientific techniques used to study the sounds, vocabulary, phrase and sentence structures, history and social uses of the Chinese language. Prerequisite: Chin 202 or Chin 211, or consent of the instructor or program director.

Learning Objectives:

This course touches upon various core areas of Chinese linguistics, including phonology, morphology, and syntax. By the end of the course, students are expected to gain a broad understanding about various aspects of Chinese linguistics, and specifically build a solid foundation about sentence structure.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
KauiLeFuJie	Middle Chinese
Rebs15	Varieties of Chinese
Clanguage330
PurplePolkaDotElephant	Classical Chinese
PewPew924	Middle Chinese

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 | Friday, 2 September 2022

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.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Notes from 陈老师：This is a recommended assignment. Since Wikipedia does not provide a blogging service, you can just jot down ideas (e.g., a specific topic you are interedted in) in whatever way you prefer.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings

Monday, 5 September 2022 | Wednesday, 7 September 2022 | Friday, 9 September 2022

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Monday, 12 September 2022 | Wednesday, 14 September 2022 | Friday, 16 September 2022

Assignment - Choose your article

In class - Discussion

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Linguistics

Week 5

Course meetings

Monday, 19 September 2022 | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | Friday, 23 September 2022

Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 6

Course meetings

Monday, 26 September 2022 | Wednesday, 28 September 2022 | Friday, 30 September 2022

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings

Monday, 3 October 2022 | Wednesday, 5 October 2022 | Friday, 7 October 2022

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 8

Course meetings

Monday, 10 October 2022 | Wednesday, 12 October 2022 | Friday, 14 October 2022

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.

Week 9

Course meetings

Monday, 17 October 2022 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 | Friday, 21 October 2022

Assignment - 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 10

Course meetings

Monday, 24 October 2022 | Wednesday, 26 October 2022 | Friday, 28 October 2022

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 11

Course meetings

Monday, 31 October 2022 | Wednesday, 2 November 2022 | Friday, 4 November 2022

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 12

Course meetings

Monday, 7 November 2022 | Wednesday, 9 November 2022 | Friday, 11 November 2022

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

Week 13

Course meetings

Monday, 14 November 2022 | Wednesday, 16 November 2022 | Friday, 18 November 2022

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.