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Course name
Pragmatics
Institution
University of Texas at Arlington
Instructor
Laurel Stvan
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2020-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


Students will be studying some of the ways in which the context and the form of an utterance interact to affect speaker's intended meaning beyond literal word meaning. Our main topics this term will include reference, deixis, implicature, presupposition, and speech acts.

Working to build up Wikipedia articles students will find, assess, cite, and contribute verifiable definitions and references in order to enhance wiki pages on designated topics in pragmatics and linguistics.

Student Assigned Reviewing
LaurenAllen00 Brogue, Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
Jen35n Vowel shift Brogue, CLAWS (linguistics)
Sydnc7 Vowel shift
Jellybean745 Pragmatics, Frespañol
Sheppyshepp111 Phonetic space
Ebootjones42 Vowel shift Brogue, Frespañol
Liketheflower43
Hammed.MP International Gender and Language Association
Alyeska20 Vowel shift
Heynasol Brogue, Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
TexShisno Fis phenomenon
Moringa0613 Brogue, Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
MartaHarrell Fis phenomenon
Hazelpear Pragmatics, Phonetic space
Timex174 Phonetic space
JamesBethany Fis phenomenon
Vidadulce Frespañol
Sleepdealer CLAWS (linguistics)
AshlieDevenney International Gender and Language Association
Thaonhiphan CLAWS (linguistics)
Nickbrisket CLAWS (linguistics)
Naija24
SarahA99 International Gender and Language Association
Colorless Green Dani Phonetic space
Yamjimenez Fis phenomenon Brogue, Vowel shift
Cesayvonne Phonetic space International Gender and Language Association, Vowel shift
Ayr96 Brogue, Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
Kensy likes to edit sometimes Brogue, Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
Samira Hamzehei International Gender and Language Association
Debbie RT International Gender and Language Association Brogue, Fis phenomenon
Seliciafield User:Seliciafield/Evaluate an Article, IBM 1401, Vowel shift
DGranados0809 Frespañol
Giselleee16 Frespañol
Elisweets Frespañol
Jessicamoire Fis phenomenon
Romerotea International Gender and Language Association
Rachaelpurifoy Phonetic space
Briyannaw Frespañol
MaxwellNichols CLAWS (linguistics)
Flamecinch2 CLAWS (linguistics)
Liketheflower94 Vowel shift
Naija824 CLAWS (linguistics)

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 January 2020

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 27 January 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Assignment - 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.)


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.  Start by doing the two training modules above. Make sure you are logged in to Wikipedia when you do them, so I'll be able to tell you've completed the training.

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

Here's some helpful resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, (This is a PDF you can download. Start by looking at pages 1–5.)
  • Evaluating Wikipedia (This is another PDF resource. It's shorter, and gives a good overview of how to assess good and bad pages.)
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 3 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
PDF guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area.

Biographies

Linguistics

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone should have finished the first three Training Modules and done the Evaluation exercise (while logged in).

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 10 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 12 February 2020
In class - Adding Citations tutorial

This training will walk you throught the process of how to add a citation to back up an existing claim on a Wikipedia page.


In class - Discussion
Milestones

Your goal this week is to add a citation to some exisitng page. If you need help finding a different page that needs a citation added, use Citation Hunt:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/en?id=6cd7fd5b

Milestones

Everyone should have completed the fourth of the assigned training modules (Adding citations) which includes practice on adding a citation to an existing page.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 17 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 19 February 2020
In class - Thinking About Sources and Plagiarism
Assignment - Choosing your topic/find sources
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has chosen an article so they can begin researching and working in their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Assignment - Draft your Article Improvements
In class - Discussion
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing in their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020
In class - Thinking About Wikipedia
In class - Expand your draft
Assignment - Peer review and copy edit

Guiding framework

Assignment - Writing your peer reviews
Milestones

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020
In class - Respond to your Peer Reviews

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Assignment - 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Assignment - 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Assignment - 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020
In class - In-class presentations
Assignment - 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020
In class - In-class Presentations
Milestones

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

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Assignment - Reflective essay

This essay should be submitted through Canvas. It's replacing our originally planned in-class presesntations. Please look over the prompt in the assignment above, but repsond to the prompt in Canvas to create your submisson!

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 4 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 6 May 2020
In class - Windup

As we move towards Finals Week, and you finish your reflective essay, remember that you can contintue to edit your page, or any other Wikipedia page, anytime in the future. As you read more about pragmatics and other fields of linguistics, share your knowledge!