Thank you. I didn't know about this WikiProject. After discussing it a bit with my professor, I've posted a request over at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/ESIT_translation_project_-_French_to_English_%28First_semester_2011-12%29
Maria Fanucchi / [[User:Arria Belli]] On 16 October 2011 19:09, KillerChihuahua <pu...@killerchihuahua.com> wrote: > I think the good people over at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Classroom > coordination]] might be able to help you set this up and render assistance. > Sounds like a wonderful project, good luck! > > -kc- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maria Fanucchi" <marialado...@gmail.com> > To: "Wikimedia Translators" <translator...@lists.wikimedia.org>; > <wikie...@lists.wikimedia.org>; <foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 7:21 AM > Subject: [Foundation-l] University project on Wikipedia > > > [Cross-posting this to Translators-l, WikiEN-l and Foundation-l, because > there is a considerable amount of overlap, as you'll see. Volunteers from > several Wikipedias may be needed, and the Foundation could eventually be > involved if the project becomes an annual one. I apologize in advance to > those subscribed all three lists.] > > Hello everyone, > > (Note: For those who don't know me, I am [[User:Arria Belli]]. Former admin > and arbitrator over at fr:wp, and member of the LangCom. I met some of you > at Wikimania 2008 Alexandria, where I did a presentation called > "Translation > in Wikimedia Projects" ex-aequo with [[User:Britty]].) > > I've just started a master's degree at the ESIT (Ecole supérieure > d'interprètes et de traducteurs) in Paris, in English/French/Spanish > translation. It's quite a good school; a large percentage of the > interpreters and translators working in international organizations are > graduates of the ESIT. > > My French-to-English translation professor has asked me to set up a project > for all the students in her class, translating Wikipedia articles. We're a > small group: there are only about 5 or 6 of us. What we'd be doing is > taking > articles from fr: and translating them to en:. Students are free to choose > the articles they'll translate. > > Since I'm mostly active over at fr:wp, I will need some help from people on > en:. Most notably, I think it would be wise to set up a small group of > en:wp > volunteers who could guide the students on a one-on-one basis in case they > have trouble understanding wiki markup, references, etc. I would be > coordinating the project, but I don't think I could field all the students' > questions at once! Any volunteers? > > I want to make this as positive an experience as possible for everyone > involved: the students, the professor and the institution. If the project > is > successful enough, it might happen again next year or even next semester, > and become a regular thing. > > As a very important aside: My professor told me that professors in other > language combinations might also be interested in Wikipedia projects of > their own. Therefore, there could be an English-to-Russian project, or a > French-to-Spanish one, or French-to-Korean, etc. I'll let you know as soon > as I'm told whether this could happen. Even if no other language > combinations are interested, they might be next year if this one is a > success. > > Thank you, and happy editing. > > Maria Fanucchi > [[User:Arria Belli]] > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
