User:Greatwikishark/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * "Translingualism" --> Translingualism
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article defines translingualism and discusses the connection translingualism has with writing. There is explanation of the creator of translingualism and discussion about translingualism being related to writing studies and pedagogy. This is related to my topic from Project 1 which I could make connections with. Additionally, this article is not too lengthy which indicates that more information can be added.
 * Sources
 * Language
 * Intersectionality
 * Bilingual education
 * Linguistic landscape

Option 2

 * Article title
 * "Identity and Language Learning" --> Identity and language learning
 * Article Evaluation
 * This source has a orange exclamation mark which indicates that there needs to be improvement. Additionally, readers are warned that the information is written in a personal opinion/argumentative way. This highlights there could be more information updated on this topic. This source does touch a little on second languages, and different perspectives people may experience in reading and writing. Furthermore, there is also a small section in this article for "Identity and Writing" that covers information on students in writing and their challenges due to different language experiences and their backgrounds. This is spot on related to and could connect to my Project 1 topic on multilingual students or people can shape different identities in learning. There is potential to include project 1 with the article.
 * Sources
 * Language
 * Intersectionality
 * Bilingual education
 * Linguistic landscape

Option 3

 * Article title
 * "Translanguaging" --> Translanguaging
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has an orange notepad that states the article could be rewritten to meet the Wikipedia standards better. the contents of this article does mention pedagogy related to language in classrooms and how transitioning one language to another for students is a process to develop identity. This is related to my Project 1 topic about students discovering different identities in writing transitioning from different languages. There are connections to be made and can be incorporated into this article. This article is overall well rounded and covers different aspects and uses of translanguaging.
 * Sources
 * Language
 * Intersectionality
 * Bilingual education
 * Linguistic landscape

Option 4

 * Article title
 * "Multilingual writer" --> Multilingual writer
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is incredibly short and gives a short description explanation of who multilingual writers are and multilingual educational programs. For project 1, I studied something similar in regards to multilingual education programs being a necessity to help improve the writing identities of multilingual students. This could be information contributed to this article. There is definitely room for improvement for this article.
 * Sources
 * Language
 * Intersectionality
 * Bilingual education
 * Linguistic landscape

Option 5

 * Article title
 * "Curriculum" --> Curriculum
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article focus on the idea of curriculum and there is a specific section titled "Prescriptivists views" that discusses the topic of how students learn best in relations to different types of pedagogy. This part can be connected with my Project 1 topic in how students and teachers both are involved in developing their writing identity. This could be used as an example for this article to help further illustrate different ideas of curriculum for readers.
 * Sources
 * Intersectionality
 * Language
 * Bilingual education
 * Linguistic landscape