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Course name
Endangered languages and language revitalization
Institution
University of Western Ontario
Instructor
Tania Granadillo
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2020-09-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
75


This is an overview of endangered languages and language revitalization activities around the world. Each student will be actively working on one language thorughout the term compiling different knids of information and their culminating activity would be to incorporate all this info into one or several wikipedia articles.

Student Assigned Reviewing
CCVul Romansh language
Mlegood Piegan Blackfeet
Joyceleung11 Tiwi language
LiamLeslie
Sharon1013 Blackfoot language
Azavitz4 Oneida language
Sbelyk Blackfoot language
Mchipley Irish language
Lrambara User:Lrambara/Choose an Article, Mohawk language
Racheldl History of the Irish Language
HaleyMedeiros
Thalbou
Mpak7 Jeju language
Refarmer97 Languages of Peru
Emorri89 Walmajarri language
Starsandgalaxies Hawaiian language
Fphilli2 Tonawanda Seneca Language
Mlloyd27 Kivalliq dialect
ThomOlivia Oneida (town), Wisconsin
Smirahma Achomi language
Davis.khz Manx language
Duncan1999 Dyirbal language
Richardmartinez1 Asturian language
BrianneDerrah Moose Cree Language
GegwihBurn Seneca language
Vmarti7 Anishinaabemowin Language of Kettle and Stony Point
Saravandyk5 Onondaga people, Onondaga language
Lauraz12345 Tuvaluan language
Ruoan Hangzhou dialect
Emeraldschreier Carrier language
Jshen246 Dakelh, Nadleh Whut'en First Nation
Endangeredlanguages Miꞌkmaq language
JRBrisson Ojibwe language
Natreanne Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Madisonloder Okanagan language
-editedbymj Miꞌkmaq language
Winonaht
Melissa2468 Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Cheyenne language
Dolson1234
Chaalb123 Language revitalization
DGHEORGH Morokodo language
Langstudent
Evelyna.sophia Louisiana Creole
Jmorr258 Turkish bird language
Arc011101 Shiwiar language
Kpeter58 Navajo language, Navajo
Charlottegrowns
MochaBear34 Gwichʼin language
Scowan32 Nisga'a language, Extinct language
Llearn2020 Garifuna language
JBrickman
Handstitch

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 16 October 2020
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:


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.

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 23 October 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 30 October 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Exercise

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 13 November 2020
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

Linguistics


Assignment - Add to an article

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 20 November 2020
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 10

Course meetings
Friday, 27 November 2020
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

 It's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 11

Course meetings
Friday, 4 December 2020
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 12

Course meetings
Friday, 11 December 2020
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 13

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!
Milestones

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