Course Description
Language Skills I
Requirements
You are required to attend the course regularly (Anwesenheitspflicht gemäß § 64 Abs. 2a HZG NRW), to do your homework, submit the Studienleistung (three writing assignments, including the Mock Exam) without exception, and to participate actively in class. You are only allowed to miss up to 30% of your class, including absences excused by a certificate. Reaching the 30% mark means you do not receive credit for the course. This is for all Language Practice courses.
This is calculated as:
Total number of sessions (excluding exam week) multiplied by 2 SWS = total number of class hours. Then this number is divided by 30% to give your total number of required courses that you have to attend.
Monday: 13 sessions = 3 sessions can be missed (7.8 hours);
Tuesday: 13 sessions = 3 sessions can be missed (7.8 hours);
Wednesday 13 sessions = 3 sessions can be missed (7.8 hours);
Thursday: 13 sessions = 3 sessions can be missed (7.8 hours), and
Friday: 13 sessions = 3 sessions can be missed (7.8 hours).
Final exams
There will be no end-of-term examination for students, but a two-part Language I module exam (with WS I) at the end of the summer term. The pass mark is 60%.
Reader
The LS I reader is on eCampus.
Language Skills II
Requirements
You are required to attend the course regularly (Anwesenheitspflicht gemäß § 64 Abs. 2a HZG NRW), to do your homework, submit the Studienleistung without exception, and to participate actively in class. You are only allowed to miss up to 30% of your class, including absences excused by a certificate. Reaching the 30% mark means you do not receive credit for the course. This is for all Language Practice courses.
This is calculated as:
Total number of sessions (excluding exam week) multiplied by 2 SWS = total number of class hours. Then this number is divided by 30% to give your total number of required courses that you have to attend.
Tuesday: 14 sessions = 4 sessions can be missed (8.4 hours); and
Wednesday: 13 sessions = 3 sessions can be missed (7.8) - (06.12 - Dies Academicus).
This course, also, requires you maintain a vocabulary journal as part of your Studienleistung.
Required Reading
We will use "Being Various: New Irish Short Stories" by Lucy Caldwell (any edition, including ebook acceptable), so please buy this beforehand https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41435962
Writing Skills II
Requirements
You are required to attend the course regularly (Anwesenheitspflicht gemäß § 64 Abs. 2a HZG NRW), to do your homework, submit the Studienleistung without exception, and to participate actively in class. You are only allowed to miss up to 30% of your class, including absences excused by a certificate. Reaching the 30% mark means you do not receive credit for the course. This is for all Language Practice courses.
This is calculated as:
Total number of sessions (excluding exam week) multiplied by 2 SWS = total number of class hours. Then this number is divided by 30% to give your total number of required courses that you have to attend.
Wednesday: 13 (Group 1) and 12 (Group 2) sessions = 3 sessions can be missed (7.8 and 7.2 hours) - (Group 2: 18.10 - room indisposed, Group 1 and 2: 06.12 - Dies Academicus);
Thursday: 14 sessions = 4 sessions can be missed (8.4 hours), and
Friday: 14 sessions = 4 sessions can be missed (8.4 hours).
Short stories and materials will be made available on eCampus at the start of the semester.
For your Studienleistung, you will write four essays and a Mock Exam. This also prepares you for the final exam.
Short Stories
Will be available on eCampus.
