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 half a grade. If you have more than 8 unexcused absences, your final grade will be lowered one full grade, etc
15%

Quizzes

  • Quizzes will be about content and grammar, and we will have a quiz every other week
  • You cannot make up a missed quiz unless we have arranged it beforehand,
10%

Homework

  • Every Thursday you must hand in a summary of and a small essay about a text read in class.
  • Begin with half a page of summary and half a page of essay / analysis, and work towards finishing the semester with one whole page of each.
20%

Presentations

  • Every week a student will make a short presentation in Danish either about a topic we have covered, or a topic of your own choice
10%

Midterm

  • Will be a take-home, due on Thursday, March 11
15%

Oral Exam

  • Will be on Wednesday and Thursday, April 28 and 29.
  • You will have preparation time and 15 minutes examination time
15%

Final exam

  • Will be a written take-home final covering text and grammar, due on Friday, April 30
15%

Movies

  • You will watch movies with and without subtitles during the semester.
  • At least 4 essays must be about the movies.