Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New York University/Haitian Creole in Context (Fall 2015)

This course introduces students to the language of Haitian Creole, also called Kreyòl, and is intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of the language. Haitian Creole is spoken by Haiti's population of nine million and by about one million Haitians in the U.S. including over 190,000 in the New York City area. In fact, New York City has the second largest population of Kreyòl Speakers after Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. Through this course, you will develop introductory speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. We use a communicative approach, balanced with grammatical and phonetic techniques. Classroom and textbook materials are complemented by work with film, radio, and especially music (konpa, rasin, twoubadou, rap, raga, levanjil, vodou tradisyonèl, etc.), as well as with visits to city museums and other institutions related to Haiti.

Week 1: Wikipedia Essentials

 * Introduction to Wikipedia and #AfroCROWD
 * Understanding the Wikipedia community, expectations and etiquette
 * Overview of Wikipedia assignment for the semester

Week 2: Create Account + Online Training

 * If you were not able to do so during the in-class training, create a wikipedia account.
 * Complete the online training for students.
 * Pick a person of interest from the #AfroCROWD list of &quot;Articles Wishlist&quot;


 * All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.


 * Choose a Wikipedia Article that is related to class.
 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.


 * Submit Person of Interest to Instructor by October 5, 2015 for approval.


 * Research of Person of Interest should have already begun. Follow assignment guidelines.