Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Temple University/Sociolinguistics (Fall 2021)

An introduction to the study of the interplay between language variation and society, encompassing both the use of language to mark socio-cultural identity and group membership, as well as the social and cultural factors that determine language variation, starting with geographical dialect and moving on through social class, age group, ethnicity, gender & sexuality; along the way touching on mechanisms of historical language change, identity performance & speech style, language & power, language contact phenomena and language policy. The Article Finder results for "Sociolinguistics" and for "American English dialects" suggests many possibilities for start-class articles and stubs to choose from for a "classic" semester-long assignment.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Matthall.research

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings

Thursday, 2 September 2021

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.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 7 September 2021 | Thursday, 9 September 2021

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 | Thursday, 16 September 2021

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Assignment - Exercise

In class - Discussion

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 21 September 2021 | Thursday, 23 September 2021

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 28 September 2021 | Thursday, 30 September 2021

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

Tuesday, 5 October 2021 | Thursday, 7 October 2021

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 | Thursday, 14 October 2021

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

Tuesday, 19 October 2021 | Thursday, 21 October 2021

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

Tuesday, 26 October 2021 | Thursday, 28 October 2021

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

Tuesday, 2 November 2021 | Thursday, 4 November 2021

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

Tuesday, 9 November 2021 | Thursday, 11 November 2021

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!

Week 13

Course meetings

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 | Thursday, 18 November 2021

Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 14

Course meetings

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 | Thursday, 2 December 2021

Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 15

Course meetings

Thursday, 9 December 2021

In class - In-class presentation

Milestones

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