Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UNC Chapel Hill/Language Revitalization (Summer 2016)

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Course name: Language Revitalization

Institution: UNC Chapel Hill

Instructor: Misha Becker

Wikipedia Expert: Adam (Wiki Ed)

Subject: Linguistics

Course dates: 2016-05-11 – 2016-06-13

Approximate number of student editors: 9

This course examines the causes of language endangerment and some methods of language revitalization. We will examine some case studies of languages facing varying degrees of endangerment, and compare the different outcomes of revitalization efforts. Other issues we'll examine include the connection between language and thought, language attitudes, and bilingual education.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Yining Zhu
Romanyarrowsmith	Vedda language
Hankhester	Gagauz language	Gagauz language
Mkrock09	Cherokee, Cherokee Language, Cherokee Nation
YesPretense	Ainu language
Felipaounc
Jojarret	Shoshone Language, Shoshoni
Alexjh1	Leonidio, Tsakonia, Tsakonian, Tsakonian People
VictoriaMBrown	Manx Gaelic Society, Manx language
Joshuakmartin	Ket language, Ket people

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Monday, 16 May 2016 | Tuesday, 17 May 2016 | Wednesday, 18 May 2016 | Thursday, 19 May 2016 | Friday, 20 May 2016

In class - Wikipedia essentials

Overview of the course
Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.

Handout: Editing Wikipedia

Week 2

Course meetings

Monday, 23 May 2016 | Tuesday, 24 May 2016 | Wednesday, 25 May 2016 | Thursday, 26 May 2016 | Friday, 27 May 2016

Assignment - Learn the basics

Create a Wikipedia username!
Make sure you enroll in this course page!
Begin the training modules assigned for your course. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Review a few Wikipedia articles that you think you might work on and assign them to yourself in the students tab above.

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 31 May 2016 | Wednesday, 1 June 2016 | Thursday, 2 June 2016 | Friday, 3 June 2016

Assignment - Assignment: Add to an 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.

Week 4

Course meetings

Monday, 6 June 2016 | Tuesday, 7 June 2016 | Wednesday, 8 June 2016 | Thursday, 9 June 2016 | Friday, 10 June 2016