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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/DePaul University/Modern Languages Capstone Seminar (Spring Quarter 2022)

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Course name
Modern Languages Capstone Seminar
Institution
DePaul University
Instructor
Brad Hoot
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-06-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


This course addresses broad issues of human language that touch upon the concerns of all language majors. Topics include subjects such as: languages as endangered species; the physiological/psychological benefits of bilingualism; and oral language cultures. Topics are approached from a very broad perspective, namely linguistic, anthropological, literary and historical.

For the Wikipedia assignment, each student will choose a topic relevant to their major to work on, which will fulfill the capstone seminar learning outcome that students "Apply one or more theories or concepts from courses within their major to an analysis of a particular issue relevant to the major."

Student Assigned Reviewing
Bcaillouet25 Négritude
DLEE83 Bilingual education by country or region
Handrew2depaul Chinese Tea Culture
Enitalic French Equatorial Africa

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
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 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Add to an article
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Assignment - Copyedit an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Create a draft in your sandbox of the part of the article you intend to alter or of the start of the new content you intend to add. Continue adding to your bibliography.

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

Optional
Guides for specific areas

Books

Films

History

Linguistics

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Assignment - Continue drafting your contribution

Continue drafting your contribution in your sandbox. Make sure that you are including appropriate sources and citing them correctly. Review the trainings we've already completed if needed.

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Milestones

Everyone has a complete first draft of their article in their sandbox.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 May 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 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 May 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.
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 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 June 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

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!

Assignment - Presentation

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 June 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!
Assignment - Watch and respond to presentations
Milestones

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