121191 UE Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills 1 (AM) (2025W)

Attendance: max. 2 absences
In-person attendance is compulsory in this language course, as authentic communication, regular interaction, cooperative learning, and immediate feedback are essential for developing advanced language competence. You may miss up to two classes without consequence. Attendance at the first class of the semester is mandatory.

Language Lab sessions (obligatory but not assessed, max. 2 absences)

1. In-class mini presentation (obligatory but not assessed)

2. Theory component (30%):
- Portfolio on practical phonetics
- Theory test (on site): With a theory test score of 10 out of 30 points or below, the final course grade cannot be better than 4 (Genügend).

3. Final oral exam (online, must be positive) (70%):
15 minutes, 3 parts:
- Reading aloud a prepared text
- Prepared talk
- Spontaneous response to given prompts

Prerequisites for taking the exam: in-class presentation, portfolio

Grading scale:
1 (Sehr gut) 100-90%
2 (Gut) 89-80%
3 (Befriedigend) 79-70%
4 (Genügend) 69-60%
5 (Nicht genügend) 59-0%

Your work may be subjected to the plagiarism detection software Turnitin. The lecturer may arrange individual meetings to ask you questions about your submissions.