User:Jessmanners/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
English studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate since it has to do with all English studies, whether that is linguistics, literature, or analysis. Since this class is a literature class, I felt it was most relevant to our course. It is important to learn about all the different fields of study in English and this article explained some information in detail.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The lead section has an opening sentence that describes the topic of the article. It has links to all the major sections in the article and is not too long. It is to the point and has a detailed description of all sections.

Content:

All content in this article has to do with the topic and since the last edit made to this page was on September 7, 2022, it is up to date. There is a section that talks about English studies in high school, but it only talks about Canada and Britain, it leaves out all other major countries from this section. It does talk about the history of English studies and the role it plays in many different countries.

Tone and Balance:

There is no bias in this article so I believe the article is neutral. Since the article only talked about high school English studies in Canada and Britain, it leaves out many different countries so these are underrepresented. It does accurately describe how English studies are used in different cultures and countries. Since there is no bias in this article, it does not persuade the reader in favor of a certain viewpoint.

Sources and References:

The facts are backed up by different sources, but a lot of the source links do not open and they are not current, so I'm not sure if they're reliable. Many of them are dated back almost 10 years ago. The sources do use a diverse spectrum of authors, but I did find many different articles that could be a better fit in this category.

Organization and Writing Quality:

The article is very clear and concise. There are different sections and headings that organize the content. There are no grammatical errors and overall it is well written.

Images and Media:

There are no pictures in this article except for a small picture of a book. The book relates to this topic since it is English studies, but it definitely could include more images to keep the article interesting.

Talk Page Discussion:

There are pointless conversations about "if English majors are viable" and English degrees. There are some conversations about how there needs to be more information about English studies in high school and how more countries should be included in this section. There was one conversation that said the topic English Studies and the topic English Majors should be merged together. Another conversation said there needs to be more up to date sources. The article is part of a WikiProject from 2019, as well.

Overall Impressions:

This article was rated as Start Class so it still needs work, but it overall includes a lot of important information on the subject. The articles' lead section was its biggest strength, it had good information and was clear and to the point. It also is well written and includes no grammatical errors. It can be improved by including more information on English studies in high school and it needs to include more up to date and working sources. The article is still underdeveloped and it definitely needs more work.