User:KarimMassarani/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
 * Lingua Franca


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic and the article is written neutrally. Most claims have citations but some claims do not. The citations do seem to be reliable but there is room for improvement. The article does not directly tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps but it might be interpreted in that sense as a lingua franca can be the result of colonization or imperialism. On the talk page of the article, a conversation is going on about how the article does not mention English as a modern global lingua franca since it is one of the most widespread languages in the entire world. There is room for improvement on this article and I plan to go into further detail in the article by mentioning more languages that could be considered to be a "lingua franca" and by making the case for English possibly being a modern-day lingua franca.


 * Sources
 * https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/10/14/is-english-the-lingua-franca-of-science-not-for-everyone/
 * The Pronunciation of English as a Lingua Franca
 * "Castas, Creoles, and the Rise of a Maya Lingua Franca in Eighteenth-Century Yucatan
 * English: Lingua Franca or Disenfranchising
 * Information Standards Quarterly

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Scholarship


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article's content is relevant to the topic but the article is written from the point of view of someone living in the USA. Some of the claims do not have citations and need citations. Some of the citations do not seem to be from credible sources. For instance, one of the citations is from a websites that offers scholarships to students. Websites that have something to gain from the subject matter should probably not be used as citations on Wikipedia. This article does not directly tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. On the talk page of this article, a lot of conversations are going on about this article being centered on the USA instead of providing a worldwide view of scholarships. There is a lot of rook for improvement in this article. I plan to talk about scholarship from a more worldwide view and to give examples of scholarships that are available outside of the USA. I also plan to cite more credible sources and to possibly add a section about responding to scholarships.


 * Sources
 * Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans
 * Prizes, Fellowships, Scholarships, and Research Grants
 * Getting to the Sale
 * Peak Performance in Class and Life

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Essay


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article's content is relevant to the topic. Several claims do not have any citations and need citations. Most of the citations appear to be from credible sources, but some do not. For instance, one of the citations is from a website called Wiki How which I do not think would be considered to be a credible and reliable resource. This article does not tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. On the talk page of the article, several conversations are going on about the origin of the word "essay" and about bad links that need to be removed. There seems to be some room for improvement in this article. I plan to add scholarly reliable sources to the citations and to cite the claims that need citations. I also plan to go into further detail about the history of essays all around the world.


 * Sources
 * https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-an-essay-p3-1691774
 * https://www.historytoday.com/archive/how-write-good-history-essay
 * https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essay

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 * Article Evaluation
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Option 5

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