122041 PS Proseminar Linguistics 1 (BA) (2024W)

Please understand that this is a 6-ECTS course, which means about 150 hours of work, only ca. 25 of which are class time. Accordingly, you will spend about 8 hours a week in addition to the contact hours working for this course. You need to be able to dedicate that much time to it.

Assessment is based on:
• Pre-paper activities (proposal & bibliography) – 10%
• The mini-paper (1st draft) – 40%
• The mini-paper (final version) – 20%
• Regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, midterm, peer review, participation) – 30%
• Completion and submission of all tasks on time and in full.

You need at least 60% to pass this course. You must reach a positive grade on at least one of the mini-paper submissions (first draft or final version), i.e. failing both mini-paper versions means that you will not pass the course, regardless of the overall points reached.
Please note that attendance is mandatory. You are allowed to miss a maximum of two sessions, regardless of whether the absences are excused or unexcused. If you cannot attend the very first class, you need to inform your lecturer *before the end of that session*, otherwise your spot will be given to another student. Deadlines apply regardless of your absence.

Any form of plagiarism (e.g., copying from other students or insufficient indication of sources) and cheating is prohibited. Please note that your work will be automatically checked for plagiarism using the anti-plagiarism software TurnItIn and the lecturer may arrange individual meetings to ask you questions about your mini-papers.

Grading scheme:
1 (Sehr gut): 100-90%
2 (Gut): 89.9-80%
3 (Befriedigend): 79.9-70%
4 (Genügend): 69.9-60%
5 (Nicht genügend): 59.9-0%