German 202

The following chart summarizes the evaluation activities you must complete to pass the course and the credit weight of each.

• The written exercises should be handed in to the tutor after each chapter. These written exercises are based on the grammar and vocabulary of each chapter.
• The oral exercises are each based on two chapters and are to be done over the telephone with your tutor.
• The final written examination is a closed-book examination. You are allowed 3½ hours to write it. It consists of a grammar component and a comprehension and small essay part (about 10 per cent of the written examination mark).
• The final oral exam consists of a short conversation and a reading selection. It will last about 15 minutes and will be done over the telephone with your tutor.

Note: To pass the course, you must obtain a grade of 50 per cent or higher overall and a grade of at least 50 per cent on the final written exam.

Before you write the final examination for German 202: Introductory German I, be certain that you have completed all other assignments for the course and that you have received feedback on them, either written or over the telephone, from your tutor.

Contact your tutor. Although you are not obliged to request permission from your tutor to write an examination, you are encouraged to consult him or her about your readiness to write the examination, and about examination-writing strategies. Credit students are asked to arrange for their examinations by the time indicated on the weekly study schedule.

The examination is to be completed in one sitting. You are not allowed to bring dictionaries, books, notes, or other resources. The examination will be similar in format to the written assignments and exercises you have worked on throughout the course.