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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Duke University/Lin 206 CulAnth 206 (Spring 2020)

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| course_name = Lin 206 CulAnth 206

| instructor_username = Gc112

| instructor_realname = Gail Clements

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Linguistics

| start_date = 2020-01-09 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2020-04-22 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Duke University

| expected_students = 15

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Duke_University/Lin_206_CulAnth_206_(Spring_2020)

| slug = Duke_University/Lin_206_CulAnth_206_(Spring_2020)

| campaigns = Linguistic Society of America, Communicating Science, Spring 2020

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

Lin 206 investigates English language variation from a socio-linguistic perspective. Social, regional, ethnic, gender, and stylistic-related language variation, along with models for describing and applying knowledge about language variation. Language variation focuses on varieties of global Englishes, particular varieties will include: American (including Gullah, Hawai'ian Creole, New England varieties, Southern varieties, and Western varieties), Australian, Canadian, British, Filipino, and Indian.

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{{student table row|King nick||}}

{{student table row|Samanthasteger||}}

{{student table row|Malnarula|Indian English, Guyanese creole|}}

{{student table row|Jenricano||}}

{{student table row|André Lindsay|Jamaican English|}}

{{student table row|Daniellsutton|Linguistic marketplace|}}

{{student table row|Jacob.ronkin|Liberian English|}}

{{student table row|Lmshaw00|Western American English, Pacific Northwest English|}}

{{student table row|Courtneyleey|Konglish, Korean Americans|}}

{{student table row|Baileygriffen|Leeward Caribbean Creole English|}}

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= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-04}}

{{in class|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:

  • [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
  • [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

{{assignment|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.)

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

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= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-16|2020-03-18}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=6 Editing Wikipedia], page 6

{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}

[http://wikiedu.org/cultural_anthropology Cultural Anthropology]

[https://wikiedu.org/linguistics Linguistics]

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= Week 11 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-23|2020-03-25}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Revise a page (research content, examples, audio clips, proper citations)}}

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= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-30|2020-04-01}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Final revisions due April 1}}

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=15 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!

{{assignment milestones|You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!}}

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

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