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Note: the "on-time" factor in the third and fourth columns applies mostly to assignments in GER 10X. See the scoring guides for the individual activities. TBA = to be announced; NA = does not apply
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Assignment / Activity
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Date Activated / Conducted
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Date due for 6 on "on-time" factor
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Date due for 4 on "on-time" factor
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GER 101/102/103 (my section ONLY)
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Assignment #1: email instructor
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26 September 2011
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26 September 2011
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28 September
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Assignment #2: explore course materials (for all those new to PSU first-year German)
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30 September 2011
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before next class meeting
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one week after assigned (=7 October)
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"Kontext" study self-evaluation for every "Kontext" in the quarter
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at start of each "Kontext" - NOT THIS QUARTER
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24 hours after the "Kontext" is completed in class
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day of next class meeting after "Kontext" is completed
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Assignment #3: Take the online WebCAPE placement test for German (for all those new to PSU first-year German)
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30 September 2011
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NA. Grade is either A+ (took the test) or F (did not take the test).
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Assignment #4: evaluate your own language proficiency
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NOT THIS QUARTER
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NA. See assignment description for scoring guide.
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Project 1: "Die Sprache finde ich überall / This Language Is All Around Me"
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10 October 2011
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one week later
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<2 weeks later
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Writing Test #1
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14 October 2011
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one week after activation
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two weeks after activation
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Oral Test #1
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done in class
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NA
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NA
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Project 2: "Mein Haus, Meine Familier"
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31 October 2011
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one week after activation
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two weeks after activation
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Writing Test #2
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9 November
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one week after activation (= 16 Nov)
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two weeks after activation (=23 Nov.)
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Oral Test #2
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TBA
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NA
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NA
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Project 3: "Meine Traumreise"
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21 November
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28 November
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at final writing exam
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Weekly assignment: Tagesschau
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NOT THIS QUARTER
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GER 301/302 Third-Year German
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Aufgabe
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Beginn
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Termin
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notes
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1 Reflection about course (pass/fail)
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26.09.2011
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28.09.2011
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2 Translation: "Ich über mich" about students from Irkutsk
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26.09.2011
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28.09.2011
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3 Writing (#1): "Meine Zukunft"
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03.10.2011
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10.10.2011
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4 Listening (#1): "Vico Torriani"
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10.10.2011
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12.10.2011 & later
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several stages
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5 Writing (#2): "Mein Deutsch-Studium und meine Deutschkenntnisse"
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10.10.2011
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17.10.2011
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6 Listening (#2): "Heinz Nixdorf"
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12.10.2011
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19.10.2011 & later
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several stages
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7 Writing (#3): "Meine Persönlichkeit in Bezug auf Karriere u. Arbeitsstelle"
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26.10.2011
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31.10.2011
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8 Listening (#3): "Werbespot für eine Firma, ursprüngliche eine amerikanische"
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26.10.2011
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02.11.2011 & later
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several stages
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9 Writing (#4): "Beschreibung einer amerikanischen Kleinfirma"
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31.10.2011
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07.11.2011
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10 Listening (#4): Radio commercial for a food product
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31.10.2011
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14.11.2011
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several stages
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11 Translation: specialized text
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28.11.2011
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end of course
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12 Writing (#5): "Mein Weg durch das Leben"
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Portfolio
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n.a.
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end of course
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