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Graduate German A (GERM90003) // Assessment
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: benbow@unimelb.edu.au
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
One reflective journal, ongoing
| End of semester | 20% |
One of the assessment combinations (see below)*, to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator, due throughout semester | Throughout the teaching period | 80% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
*One of the following assessment combinations (totalling 80%) to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator, due throughout semester:
- One oral presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1,000 words) during semester [20%]
- One research project (3,000 words) due at the end of semester [60%]
OR
Mid semester test (equivalent to 600 words) in week 7 [10%]
- Two listening comprehension tests (equivalent to 200 words each) in weeks 7 and 12 [5%]
- Three counts of written homework (equivalent to 200 words each) in weeks 4, 6 and 10 [10%]
- Five vocabulary tests (equivalent to 80 words each) in weeks 3, 5, 6, 11 and 12 [5%]
- Final exam (2000 words) during the exam period [50%]
OR
- Oral presentation during semester (equivalent to 400 words) [5%]
- Two listening tests during semester (equivalent to 300 words each) [10%]
- Written work during semester (1000 words) [25%]
- Final exam (equivalent to 2000 words) during the exam period [40%]
OR
- One hour written language exam (1000 words) during the exam period [20%]
- One hour written lecture exam (500 words) during the exam period [10%]
- One essay of 500 words for the language seminar component during semester [10%]
- Two essays of 500 words each for the cultural studies component due in weeks 8 and 12 [20%]
- 10 minute oral presentation for the language seminar component during semester [5%]
- Listening comprehension test (equivalent to 250 words) for the language seminar component during semester [5%]
- Mid-semester test (500 words) for the language seminar component in week 7 [10%]
OR
- Two one-hour listening comprehension tests in weeks 5 and 10 [15%]
- One summative essay in German of 500 words plus 1 in-class test (500 words) in weeks 5 and 8 [25%]
- 8 minute oral presentation in class during semester [15%]
- Two-hour final written examination (1500 words) during the exam period [25%]
Last updated: 31 January 2024