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)

see scoring guide

see scoring guide

"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 after activation

two weeks after activation

Writing Test #1

23 April

one week after activation

two weeks after activation

Oral Test #1

during week of 29 April - 3 May

NA

NA

Project 2 - German and My Career / Life

20 May

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

WLL 493/593 Assessment

Assignment

Activated

Due

notes

Assignment #1: reflection about a test and an article about tests

2 April (Tuesday)

9 April (Tuesday)

Assignment 2: evaluate your own speaking proficiency

9 April (Tuesday)

16 April (Tuesday)

Assignment #3: conduct a pseudo-OPI

16 April (Tuesday)

last week of class

Assignment 4: language activity with rubric

Assignment 5: a Big Idea for aMajor Project