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Course name
Haitian Creole in Context I
Institution
New York University
Instructor
Wynnie Lamour
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Language
Course dates
2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
7


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
Basialamy Haitian Americans
Amymol
DattlyshaSimon
Romanfchacon3
Adalber Salas
Ds3630 LGBT Ayisyen

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 27 October 2017
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, 30 October 2017   |   Wednesday, 1 November 2017   |   Friday, 3 November 2017
Assignment - Complete Enrollment 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 - Submit Research Interest to Instructor
  • Submit Research Interest to Instructor by November 3, 2017 for approval.
  • Research should have already begun. Follow assignment guidelines.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 6 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 8 November 2017   |   Friday, 10 November 2017
Assignment - Add to an Article
  • Choose an already existing 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.
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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 15 November 2017   |   Friday, 17 November 2017
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, 20 November 2017
Assignment - Complete additional module on Contributing Images & Media Files

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.

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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 29 November 2017   |   Friday, 1 December 2017
Milestones

Final Paper is due in two weeks. Review modules, ask questions, and plan accordingly for any last minute issues that you might anticipate. Email any urgent questions to wynnie@haitiancreoleinstitute.com or WL49@nyu.edu.

In class - Review Rough Draft

Review notes on the Rough Draft in class. Feedback and Active Listening Session with classmates.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 December 2017   |   Wednesday, 6 December 2017   |   Friday, 8 December 2017
Milestones

One-on-one time with Wynnie to discuss Final Paper and overall Wiki project.

Assignment - Final content must be moved to the Wikipedia Mainspace

The Final Content of your paper will be ultimately be moved to an article on the Wikipedia Mainspace. Start to think about what that will look like. Are there any questions remaining on how to navigate Wikipedia?

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 December 2017   |   Wednesday, 13 December 2017   |   Friday, 15 December 2017
Assignment - Final Paper is due on Monday, December 18th by 12 NOON.

Submit your final paper to either in person at 53 Washington Square South or via email at wynnie@haitiancreoleinstitute.com. The final paper should include the content that will be moved to a Wikipedia article along with a link to your (edited or created) Wikipedia article.

Assignment - Final Content Moved to Wikipedia Mainspace

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