Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of British Columbia - Okanagan/ANTH474 Language Emergence - From Contact to Constructed Languages (Term 1)
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- Course name
- ANTH474 Language Emergence - From Contact to Constructed Languages
- Institution
- University of British Columbia - Okanagan
- Instructor
- Christine Schreyer
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Anthropology
- Course dates
- 2021-09-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-31 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 35
Anthropological approaches to the study of contact languages, new sign languages, and constructed languages, including how they are formed, their linguistic features, the social context in which they are used, whether or not they can ever be considered real and/or standard languages; some reasons for their development, including trade, unity, education, media, secrecy, and solidarity.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 October 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 October 2021
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- 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 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 28 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
- Assignment - Exercise
- 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!