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Course name
Linguistics in the Digital Age
Institution
University of Arizona
Instructor
Amy Fountain
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2023-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
75


Language is increasingly being produced and interpreted by machines and this fact ripples through humans’ lives in an increasing variety of linguistic interactions. This course asks students to explore the applications of linguistic analysis to the problems posed and opportunities created by the creation and dissemination of language in digital world. Students will learn about corpus-based and machine-learning approaches to the production and understanding of language, and the ways these may interact to magnify or diminish some problematic properties of public speech, and reveal or conceal its authorship, especially in the digital world. In collaboration with the WikiEducation initiative, students will actively engage in the critical review of Wikipedia resources to assist in the identification and remediation of problematic language. Students will finish the class with all necessary training and practice required responsibly participate as Wikipedians.

Student Assigned Reviewing
RegalPumpkin
Kevenketchum
Aaronmcghee
Fugumallow Tetraodontidae
Schanus
Cippy15
Sarvarbek04
Caitlynkeefe124 The Real Housewives
Stephintomson Computer programming
Bjamieson0904
JoeyVilardo
Mskittles Ophiocordyceps
Gendreaupeyton
Mr.MaggotMann Car dependency
IsaiahHartsock
Ime7174
Gamemasteru03 Basis Schools
Icedsize Women's sports, Dogs (manga)
Hgermain4 Georgian Grande Horse
Allisonscott045 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media, Dance Moms
Paulirue Porcupinefish
Samjak.r
Subzerob1 Deep sea mining
Hoonibun
Ladylanie27 Cello
Alisartazkhan
Bribergin Talia Hibbert
BFH3 Spaghetti, Sigma Kappa, Adam Marshall (priest)
Tatumwright Myanmar Institute of Certified Public Accountants
ManD01n C (programming language)
ViolaCello01 Daughter language
Mollycece11
Xaltamirano Out of the Dark (1989 film)
Briansuchowierski Ainu language
Vmendoza1
Kristiprice22
ABRLan
Jacobtristano Writing system
HernandezRauls Kofa High School
Lovelymack Letter (alphabet)
Islom arslonov Tone (linguistics)
Mustafo Sadullaev [[1]]
Noellemorris
Malikamamurjonova Korean language
Sujitdaniel
Santi670
Jordan Alvarez 1
AAlimayri
Jirachifruit High-speed railway
NNXXLLXX Computer
Nurbekyuldashov Uzbekistan
Jaws470

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:

Assignment - WikiProject 1
Get started on 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 2a
Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 2b
Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Wikiproject 2c
Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 2d
Add to an article
Assignment - Wikiproject 2e
Exercise
Assignment - Wikiproject 2f
Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 3a
Start drafting your contributions

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

Linguistics

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 3b
Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 3c
Continue improving 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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 3d
Polish your work

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!

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Assignment - Wikiproject 3e
Final article

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!

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Milestones

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