Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Florida/Languages of the World (Fall 2022)

This course travels the world by language family, exploring the phenomenon of human language through individual languages. Students will discover how little is known about many of the world's 7000+ language by re-writing one their weekly language reports to contribute basic information about a language where none or only an underdeveloped Wikipedia article exists. This course is semi-self-paced

Week 2
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4
This list is just a suggestion. You may find a different article you want to work on, whether an underdeveloped article or a language for which is missing an page. Send the instructor what you choose so it can be added to this list and you get credit.

You may choose a language report you have already written, or look ahead to a new week, or choose a completely different language. The &quot;cannot repeat languages&quot; rule does not apply. This language may be one that another student has reported on during the semester.

Linguistics

Week 6
If you have already written the language report, copy that as your rough draft.

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts and put it on Wikipedia.

Week 7
Guiding framework

Week 9
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 10
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 11
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

It's the final week to develop your article.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
 * Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Write a paragraph describing what you contributed and reflecting on your experience.

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.