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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) • course website
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Assignment #1: email instructor
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••
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same day
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1 week later
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Assignment #2: explore course materials (for all those new to PSU first-year German)
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1 October
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see scoring guide
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see scoring guide
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"Kontext" study self-evaluation for every "Kontext" in the quarter
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at start of each "Kontext" - NOT YET, and maybe not at all 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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ASAP
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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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TBA
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NA. See assignment description for scoring guide.
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Project 1: This Language Is All Around Me!
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3 October (Wednesday)
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one week after activation
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two weeks after activation
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Writing Test #1
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12 October (Friday)
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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 week of 19 October
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NA
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NA
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Project 2: My Home & Family
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24 October (Wednesday)
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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 (Monday)
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one week after activation
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two weeks after activation
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Oral Test #2
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done in class and during office hours, 15 November and later
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NA
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NA
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Project 3: My Dream Trip
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••
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one week after activation
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two weeks after activation
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Writing Test #3
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as final exam
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NA
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NA
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Oral Test #3
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as final exam
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NA
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NA
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Weekly assignment: Tagesschau
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NOT THIS QUARTER
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GER 301: Third-year German (TR 1200 section) • course website
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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.
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Assignment
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Activated
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Due
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notes
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writing: reflection about this course
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T 25 September
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T 2 October
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translation: students from Irkutsk
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T 25 September
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R 4 October
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writing: "Meine Zukunft"
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T 9 October
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T 16 October
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listening: Vico Torriani
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R 25 October
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R 1 November
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writing; bilingual description of your study of German
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T 23 October
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T 6 November
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writing: Your personality, etc.
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T 6 November
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T 13 November
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listening: an illegal business
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T 13 November
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T 20 November
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writing: apply for a job and describe a particular skill you can offer
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T 13 November
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T 27 November
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writing: your priorities in life and career
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20 November
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at final exam
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writing: knowleldge gained, perspectives developed
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final exam
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final exam
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GER 315/415: German for the Working World ("SpeakEasy")
course website • "SpeakEasy website
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Aufgabe 1: Unsere Erfahrungen in der Arbeitswelt, Hoffnungen, Ziele, usw.
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Di 25.09.
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Di 02.10.
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Aufgabe 2: Europäischer Sprachenpaß u. Deutschstudium
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Di 25.09
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Do 04.10.
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Aufgabe 3: Zusammenfassung von einem Artikel über eine Firma
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Do 11.10.
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Di 16.10.
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Aufgabe 4: SE-Verkaufstelle untersuchen
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Do 18.10
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Do 25.10.
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Aufgabe 5: SE-Karte beschreiben und Bilder für neue Grußkarten finden
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Do 01.11.
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Do 08.11.
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Aufgabe 6: Neue SE-Ware vorschlagen
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Di 13.11.
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Di 27.11.
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Aufgabe 7: Was wir erreicht haben, was die nächste Gruppe tun soll
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