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Course name
Classics in Linguistics
Institution
Boston College
Instructor
Margaret Thomas
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


This is a course on the history of linguistics—mostly but not exclusively Euro-American linguistics—from the Greeks to the present day. It is designed for upper-division linguistics undergrads and MA students. I organize it around a book (which I wrote) that comprises 50 short intellectual biographies of key figures in the history of linguistics. The role of Wikipedia is that I assign students (if they agree to do so; I put this up for a vote in the 1st week of class) to create and post a Wikipedia entry for a linguist otherwise not included in Wikipedia, or about which only a stub has been included. I successfully taught this course using Wikipedia in this way in the Spring of 2017.

Student Assigned Reviewing
A.pugliese23 Sonja Lanehart
MichaelMadoule Catherine Browman
LL711 Susan Curtiss
StandardRhyme Jaklin Kornfilt
Saberstorm1 Wilga Rivers
Pacific854 Al-Zamakhshari

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 February 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:


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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 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


Assignment - Exercise

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
Milestones

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