William B. Fischer • Assignments, Tests & Deadlines
SPRING QUARTER 2012
last modified: 5/13/12

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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

Assignment / Activity

Date Activated / Conducted

Date due for 6 on "on-time" factor

Date due for 4 on "on-time" factor

GER 101/102/103 (my section ONLY) • course website

Assignment #1: email instructor

••

same day

1 week later

Assignment #2: explore course materials (for all those new to PSU first-year German)

ASAP

ASAP

ASAP

"Kontext" study self-evaluation for every "Kontext" in the quarter

at start of each "Kontext" - NOT YET, and maybe not at all this quarter

24 hours after the "Kontext" is completed in class

day of next class meeting after "Kontext" is completed

Assignment #3: Take the online WebCAPE placement test for German (for all those new to PSU first-year German)

••

NA. Grade is either A+ (took the test) or F (did not take the test).

Assignment #4: evaluate your own language proficiency

TBA

NA. See assignment description for scoring guide.

Project 1: Unsere Musik

••

one week later

<2 weeks later

Writing Test #1

27 April

one week after activation

two weeks after activation

Oral Test #1

done in class week of 30 April - 4 May

NA

NA

Project 2: Deutsch u. Mein Studium u. Beruf

11 March

one week after activation

two weeks after activation

Writing Test #2

as final exam

NA

NA

Oral Test #2

as final exam

NA

NA

Weekly assignment: Tagesschau

NOT THIS QUARTER

FL 410/510 Content-Based Instruction for Language Teachers • course website

For details click on the links below or use the link on the course "schedule" page where you see the outline for the meeting on the day the assignment was activated. DO NOT START AN ASSIGNMENT UNTIL IT HAS A LINK TO ITS SPECIFICATIONS.

Assignment

Assigned

Due

notes

GER 399 Business German ("SpeakEasy")