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Course name
Haitian Creole in Context
Institution
New York University
Instructor
Wynnie Lamour
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Language
Course dates
2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
5


This course introduces students to the language of Haitian Creole, also called Kreyòl, and is intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of the language. Haitian Creole is spoken by Haiti's population of nine million and by about one million Haitians in the U.S. including over 190,000 in the New York City area. In fact, New York City has the second largest population of Kreyòl Speakers after Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. Through this course, you will develop introductory speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. We use a communicative approach, balanced with grammatical and phonetic techniques. Classroom and textbook materials are complemented by work with film, radio, and especially music (konpa, rasin, twoubadou, rap, raga, levanjil, vodou tradisyonèl, etc.), as well as with visits to city museums and other institutions related to Haiti.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gkshaheen
Mgalbanese

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 7 October 2016
In class - Introduction to WikiEdu and AfroCROWD
  • Introduction to Wikipedia and #AfroCROWD
  • Understanding the Wikipedia community, expectations and etiquette
  • Overview of Wikipedia assignment for the semester
In class - Sign up for Wikipedia

Sign up for Wikipedia
Explore potential Wikipedia articles from AfroCROWD "wishlist": visit www.afrocrowd.org for more information.
Or visit the list of Articles to Edit at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/HaitiCROWD
Visit ht.wikipedia.org and explore the Haitian Creole Wikipedia page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2016   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2016   |   Friday, 14 October 2016
Assignment - Enroll in WikiEdu course
  • If you were not able to do so during the in-class training, create a wikipedia account.
  • Start to think about a person of interest from the #AfroCROWD list of "Articles Wishlist" to write about for final Wikipedia project
Assignment - Sumbit Person of Interest to Instructor
  • Submit Person of Interest to Instructor by October 14, 2016 for approval.
  • Research of Person of Interest should have already begun. Follow assignment guidelines.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2016   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2016   |   Friday, 21 October 2016
Assignment - Add to an Article
  • Choose a Wikipedia Article that is related to Haiti, Haitian Creole, the Haitian diaspora, or any course-related article
  • Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2016   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2016   |   Friday, 28 October 2016
In class - In class discussion about Research for Article
  • Students will discuss where they are in the research process for the Wikipedia Article.
  • Students will discuss the training modules and any questions they may have.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2016   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2016   |   Friday, 4 November 2016
Assignment - Complete Modules on Sandboxes and Translating Articles

Complete the modules on how to use the sandbox and translating articles. For those who might be interested in translating an article for the Haitian Creole Wikipedia, these modules will be very helpful.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2016   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2016   |   Friday, 11 November 2016
Assignment - Submit a Draft

Submit a draft of the content that you plan to submit to Wikipedia. What sources will you be using? Have the modules been useful in helping you identify the most responsible way to use Wikipedia? Will you be working on the English Wikipedia or the Haitian Creole Wikipedia?

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2016   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2016   |   Friday, 18 November 2016
Milestones

Have you become comfortable using the Sandbox? Have you been practicing using Wikipedia? Make sure you are doing the research needed to provide good content to the Wikipedia article around which your final paper is planned.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2016   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2016   |   Friday, 25 November 2016

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 28 November 2016   |   Wednesday, 30 November 2016   |   Friday, 2 December 2016

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 5 December 2016   |   Wednesday, 7 December 2016   |   Friday, 9 December 2016
Assignment - Final Paper is Due

Submit your final paper to either in class or via email at wynnie@haitiancreoleinstitute.com. The final paper should include the content that will be moved to a Wikipedia article.

Assignment - Final Content Moved to Wikipedia Mainspace

The Final Content of your paper should have been moved to a Wikipedia Article.

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