User:Jasmineweremy/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Intercultural communication
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Intercultural communication is very important part of communication. Since I am very interested in intercultural communication, and I have done a lot of surveys about intercultural communication, I would like to evaluate this article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Yes

Lead evaluation
"Intercultural communication is a discipline that studies communication across different cultures and social groups, or how culture affects communication." is an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article' topic. And the Lead includes both a brief description of the main part of the article and there is no irrelevant information in the Lead. Although the Lead is very long, the topic is very academic, so the information is still concise and clear.


 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes

Content evaluation
The content of the article is divided into 10 parts in detail: Theories, Authentic intercultural communication, history of assimilation, intercultural competence, areas of interest, innterdisciplinary orientation, verbal communication, nonverbal communication, see also, and references. And the content up to date on Sepetember 2020. Since I did lots of researches before, and I found that there is no missing or content that does not belong. Since intercultural communication describes the wide range of communication processes and problems that naturally appear within an organization or social context made up of individuals from different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. So I think the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps and it related to historically underrepresented populations or topics.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral. Since intercultural communication between the people who have differences in language and cultural backgroud.In order to better communicate with people of different cultures, they must respect different cultures and customs. In this case, all people are equal. Therefore, there is no claim in the article that seems to be heavily biased towards a particular position, nor does it represent an over- or under-represented point of view, nor does it try to persuade the reader to prefer one position or to stay away from another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The facts in the article are based on reliable secondary sources of information, and they are from the library resources related to the topic: intercultural communication. Some of these sources are not current, but they are from published books, and others are from current journals written by different authors who are experts in this field. They maybe include historically marginalized individuals, because this topic is about culture. The links are work, and it will be related to the reference at the bottom.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is well-written, concise, clear, and easy to read, and it has a perfect introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, and references. Furthermore, the article is well-organized and broken down into 10 sections that reflect the major point of the topic. Besides, the article does not have any grammatical pr spelling errors.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article does not have images that enhance inderstanding of the topic.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
In the talk page, there are reader's comments and thinking about the article. It is a part of Wikiprojects because they are student's editing projects. Wikipedia is different from the way we are talked about it in class because students can do some research and edit the information on Wikipedia by themselves to share their ideas.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The article is well-written, concise, clear, and well-organized. It has perfect content and easy to read, but it should have some image to enhance its topic and attract the audience. In conclusion, the article is wonderful.

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