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I am a linguist specialising in acquisition of second language [[phonology]] and [[comprehension approach|comprehension-based language learning]]. Following a BA in [[linguistics]] (Manchester) and an MA in [[language acquisition]] (Durham), I lectured part-time at the universities of York and Durham in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. Currently I teach linguistics and [[English language|English]] at [[Mie University]] in [[Japan]].
''Interests'': [[linguistics]]; [[language acquisition]] (especially [[phonology]] and [[comprehension approach|comprehension-based language learning]]); [[child development]]. Those were also my degrees. I've worked in the UK and Japan.


*[http://www.human.mie-u.ac.jp/gakubu/gakka/bunka/kyouin/europe.html スタッフ紹介（文化学科）] [http://www.human.mie-u.ac.jp/gakubu/english/index.html Faculty of Humanities] staff introductions, Mie University, Japan.
Currently a [[CZ:Bureaucrat|CZ administrator]]. I also help look after the social media accounts. I've been here since 2006 and have [[User:John_Stephenson/Contributions|edited]] quite a bit.


==Constabulary==
Since 1st August 2007 I have been a '[[CZ:Constabulary_Home|constable]]' on Citizendium - an administrator or 'sysop' who helps out in cases such as behavioural disputes, pages to be deleted, and applications to be approved. To get help with these sorts of problems it is best to email [mailto:constables@citizendium.org constables@citizendium.org] in the first instance, but where I am involved, feel free to [[:Special:Emailuser/John_Stephenson|contact me]]. I'm in Japan, so am more likely to be on-line between about 0200 and 0900 UTC (GMT), which is 2100-0400 EST.
Note that constables who are also significant contributors to an article [[CZ:Policy_Outline#Checks_on_Constables|can't intervene in a dispute about it, nor adjudicate in any case where they are personally involved]], so for [[Special:Contributions/John_Stephenson|articles I've edited or discussed content]], another constable is necessary.
===Getting around and maintaining Citizendium===
I make use of the workgroup boxes (see below) to navigate around Citizendium, as well as the links in the left menu. I recommend the 'toolbox', particularly '[[:Special:Specialpages|Special Pages]]'. This brings you to a list of things in much need of maintenance, such as [[:Special:Uncategorizedpages|uncategorized pages]]. I've found that people creating inappropriate articles can get their work on the wiki for some time by not categorising articles so they don't show up in workgroup lists and other CZ groupings, such as '[[:Category:Internal_Articles|internal articles]]'.
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==Citizendium contributions==
*My [[Special:Contributions/John_Stephenson|recent Citizendium edits]] - look here to see what I've been working on (or just see if I know what I'm [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?offset=&limit=50&target=John_Stephenson&title=Special%3AContributions&namespace=1  talking about]). I am mostly responsible for the original information on many of the [[:Category:Linguistics Workgroup|Linguistics Workgroup]] pages, and have also been trying to get linguists and departments to [[Linguistics/links|link to Linguistics]].
*Linguistics articles I've created: the [[Syllable]], [[Language acquisition]], [[English language]], the [[Comprehension approach]], [[British Association for Applied Linguistics]] (those two also created on Wikipedia), [[Sue Savage-Rumbaugh]] (sourced from Wikipedia, but much originally mine anyway), [[Contact language]], [[Comparative linguistics]], [[Japanese English]] (renamed and rewritten from the Wikipedia original), [[Romansh language]], [[Grammar]], [[Sign language]], [[Creolistics]], [[Martha Young-Scholten]], [[Fossilization (language acquisition)]], [[Cranberry word]] and [[Languages of the United States of America]] (the last five not found elsewhere). I've also rewritten the [[:Template:Linguistics|Linguistics template]] and created one for [[:Template:Langacq|language acquisition]].
*Other articles I've created: [[Grand Hotel (Scarborough)]] and [[Members' Lobby]] (both originally created on Wikipedia),  [[Tony Blair]], [[Gordon Brown]], [[Alistair Darling]], [[Yorkshire]], [[Scarborough Castle]], [[Giant Panda]], [[People's Republic of China]], [[Germany]], [[Capital]], [[Paris]], [[Africa]], [[Earth]], [[Penguin]], [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], [[Red Dwarf (science fiction series)]], [[Chip (food)]], [[Chris Higgins]], [[Pseudostate]], [[Association of Electoral Administrators]], [[Volcanically active worlds]], [[Reaction of penguins to aircraft]] and [[Penguins in the northern hemisphere]] (the last seven not on Wikipedia). I also wrote the first versions of [[Penguins in popular culture]] and [[Penguin (word)]], which were moved from the Penguin article.
*Articles which I intend to make a significant contribution to include [[Linguistics]], [[Language]], [[Second language acquisition]], [[Monitor Theory]], the [[Critical Period Hypothesis]], [[Applied linguistics]], [[Phonology]], [[Phonetics]], [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom]], [[Japan]], [[Japanese language]], [[Creole language]] and [[Singapore English]]. I rewrote the [[German language]] page, but don't intend to go back to it much.
*I'm also responsible for importing the [[England]], [[Scarborough]], [[York]], [[Naples]], [[Craig Charles]], [[Norman Lovett]], [[Danny John-Jules]], [[red dwarf (star)]], [[Culture of Japan]], [[Stephen Krashen]], [[Phonology of Irish]], [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], [[cargo cult]], [[Reading]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] and ''[[Doctor Who]]'' articles (the latter divided into both new and '[[Doctor Who (classic series)|classic]]').
==Workgroups I've contributed to==
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{{Workgroup|group=Psychology}}
{{Workgroup|group=Education}}
{{Workgroup|group=History}}
{{Workgroup|group=Politics}}
{{Workgroup|group=Geography}}
{{Workgroup|group=Philosophy}}
{{Workgroup|group=Media}}
{{Workgroup|group=Biology}}
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[[Category:Psychology Authors|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Education Authors|Stephenson, John]]
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[[Category:History Authors|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Politics Authors|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Politics Authors|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Geography Authors|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Media Authors|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Media Authors|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Phonology Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Language Acquisition Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Written Language Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Phonetics Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Japan Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:China Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Horror Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Science fiction Members|Stephenson, John]]
[[Category:Castle Members|Stephenson, John]]
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Latest revision as of 07:47, 19 January 2021

Interests: linguistics; language acquisition (especially phonology and comprehension-based language learning); child development. Those were also my degrees. I've worked in the UK and Japan.

Currently a CZ administrator. I also help look after the social media accounts. I've been here since 2006 and have edited quite a bit.


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