Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Houston/Foundations of bilingualism and ESL instruction (Fall 2018)

This course examines the language concepts and language acquisition foundations of Bilingual and ESL education, including the theory, research, practice, advocacy, and policy issues related to teaching English language learners. Also, the course addresses sociocultural factors in the Bilingual and ESL classrooms related to cultural awareness and family and community involvement.

Week 1
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.

Exercise
For this exercise, please review the article about teaching English as a second or foreign language and then select a second of your choosing to read and evaluate. Using both articles, complete the exercise below and leave notes in your Sandbox about your observations and learnings.

Evaluate an article

Exercise
Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Exercise
Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Copyedit your article

Add a citation

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

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Films

History

Linguistics

Sociology

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

First draft due Nov 16th.
Once you have a complete first, draft, please email your instructor for review. You should include in the email a link to your Sandbox where you are drafting your work.

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4
First, improve your draft based on others' feedback, then it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 5
It's the final week to develop your article. 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.

Exercise
Add links to 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!

Guiding questions

Week 6
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.