Grading

Active Participation

  • Attendance
  • Homework
  • Active use of Danish in the classroom
  • Consistent involvement in classroom activities.
  • If you have more than 4 unexcused absences, your final grade will be lowered by a half grade. If you have more than 8 unexcused absences, it will be lowered by a full grade, etc.

20%

Quizzes

  • Quizzes will be about content and grammar, and we will have a quiz once a week.
  • You cannot make up a missed quiz unless we have arranged it beforehand.

15%

Homework

  • Every Friday you must hand in a journal entry. Start with 6 sentences and add 2 sentences every week. Write about anything you like, and feel free to write as many sentences as you want to.
  • Additional homework may be assigned
  • You are expected to memorize 10 new words every day! Use Duolingo to support your vocabulary!

15%

Presentations

  • In the course of the semester you will be expected to make two 5-10-minute presentations in English about an aspect of Danish culture that you find interesting

5 %

Midterm

  • Will be on Friday, October 20.

15%

Oral Exam

  • Will be during class in the last week of classes.
  • You will be given a text and pictures
  • 10 minutes preparation time
  • and 10 minutes examination time.

15%

Final exam

  • Written exam covering text and grammar
  • will take place on the last class day, in class (Wednesday, Dec. 13)

15%