German Department Handbook for

UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK 2007/2008 Department of German -1- Table of contents Welcome to the Department of German at UCL General Information Life in the German department Keeping in touch, computer and library access, teaching Staff/Student relations Staff responsibilities, student feedback Social life Staff members Who we are, what we do and how you can contact us. Term Dates 07/08 Health and Safety Courses The courses on offer in 2007/08 and how to register for them The Rules for choosing courses Which courses are compulsory/optional and in which year How to register for courses on PORTICO Your First Year Your Second Year Your Year Abroad Your Final year Assessment in the German Department Essays Presentation, deadlines, penalties Exams Oral and written examinations, extentuating circumstances and re-sits Plagiarism What it is and how to avoid it Assessment guidelines, incl. language work -2- Dear new students: Welcome to the Department of German! Dear old hands: Welcome back! We are proud to be your academic home and look forward to your involvement in the courses, lectures, in-class discussions, hallway discussions, exchanges of ideas, informal chats, play productions, German club events, Forschungsfeste and parties that make up our lively departmental culture. You are starting, or continuing, your studies in a Department that is both large and small. We are large enough to offer you a great variety of courses —in literature, history, film, and linguistics—and considerable historical depth, ranging from the Middle Ages to the present. But we are also small enough to be able to offer you the very best pastoral care and support throughout your studies. You will find every member of staff in the Department personable, approachable and committed to good education in general and your progress in particular. You are studying in a Department that is both old and young. Our Department, established in 1828, is the oldest German Department in the United Kingdom. The fact that it is internationally recognized (in 2004, our German Department was declared the best in the UK in The Times Guide to Higher Education) may also lend it an air of gravitas that could be considered, well, old. On the other hand, our research outlook is hardly of the traditional ‗philological‘ bend: our staff are accomplished teachers and scholars in fields as varied as history, politics, film studies, literature, cultural studies, women‘s studies and linguistics. On these grounds (and on so many others) the Department feels itself to be one of the most youthful in the country. This handbook aims to give you important information about your courses and the staff who will teach them. We have also tried to answer FAQs: how does one construct a bibliography in a paper? What does a footnote look like? What courses are on offer this year? Who‘s who in the Department? What are the course requirements for Course X? What are the exam rules, forms of assessment, or deadlines for Course Y? If you have a question beginning with who, how, when, where, or what if…?, you‘ll probably find the answer here. It is very important for you to familiarise yourself with this handbook. Please read it, but also do not hesitate to contact us at any time for further information or clarification. It is my hope that you will find your studies with us interesting, enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. Do make every effort to participate in our research events, studentled activities and staff/student committees. There is more to life in the Department than coursework, and we‘d like you to make the best of every opportunity there is. I look forward to working with all of you. My very best wishes for the coming year, Susanne Kord Head of Department BACK TO INDEX -3- General Information Life in the German Department However many courses you take with us, we want you to feel at home here. This department is small, but we think it‘s welcoming and friendly, and we like having students around (really). Student Facilities in the German department: - The Student Common Room This is in the basement in room B1. We share this with the Scandinavian department. It‘s a good place to meet other students and just hang out. - The Martin Swales Library This is opposite the departmental office on the ground floor, in room G8. It‘s small but perfectly formed, containing books you‘ll need for your courses, assignments or just for your reading pleasure. It‘s operated in a pretty informal manner – we expect students to take responsibility for this space and to return any books they borrow from it. The Library will also contain the latest editions of German and Austrian current affairs magazines Der Spiegel and Profil. We also get Die Zeit, a major German weekly. The library also contains a networked computer where you can check your UCL email, write essays or just browse the web. The library is normally open between 9 am and 5pm. UCL Facilities Libaries For a full range of primary and secondary texts, periodicals and reference works you should use the Main College Library. At the start of the year, a tour of the UCL Library will be arranged by Bess Ryder, the librarian for the German and Scandinavian sections. She will show you how to make best use of the Library‘s resources. The University of London Senate House Library is situated in Malet Street and is also available to UCL students. - Computing provision Throughout UCL there are a number of rooms where clusters of IBM-PC compatible workstations are located. These ‗cluster‘ rooms are run by the Education and Information Systems Division (EISD). You have to be a registered user, i.e. be issued with a Personal Registration Number (PRN), before you can use the workstations. First-year students will be issued with a student ID card at Enrolment and this ID card will incorporate your PRN. Then you will need to pick up a leaflet from the ISD Help Desk in the Lewis Building on how to self-register. For second-, third- and final-year students who have registered previously, registration will be carried over so there should be no need to repeat the process. If you are in any doubt about your registration status, however, call in at the EISD Help Desk. The cluster rooms are open for individual use, when not used for teaching. If you wish to be assured of a place, please utilise the on-line booking system. (Details of how to use this system are displayed in each of the cluster rooms and at the Help Desk.). -4- Printers are available in most cluster rooms. You will be given a free printing allowance of 240 sheets per year; thereafter printing costs 5p per sheet. Once you are registered you will be allocated your own personal identifier (called a userid) and a password, which ensures that only you will have access to your email account and your personal files. This account will be yours for the duration of your study at UCL (including your year abroad). You must never give your password to anyone else as you are held responsible for anything carried out under your account. Please change your password when required to do so by EISD. Keeping in touch and up to date: - EMAIL This is the main way that we‘ll be in touch with you and keep you informed of any changes or developments regarding teaching and courses etc. For this reason, it‘s very important that you check your UCL email daily. This is the email address we‘ll use to contact you, so make sure you a) know how to use it b) don‘t forget your password and c) set up email forwarding to your Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo account if you prefer using them. Please note that we will not use any other email address apart from your official UCL email address to contact you. - The Student Pigeonholes These are outside room G1 on the ground floor and organised from A-Z – this is where any mail from the College or the Department will be left for you, in the pigeonhole corresponding with the first letter of your surname. Do check the pigeonholes regularly. - Notice boards There are notice boards for each year and a general one with information applying to everyone – please check the notice boards regularly to ensure you always have the most up to date information on courses, teaching etc. Teaching and Personal Tutors All classes usually start in the second week of have been completed. All our teaching takes Square) – you‘ll soon find your way around. basement and all rooms starting with G are on first floor. term, after enrolment and registration place in this building (17-19 Gordon All rooms starting with B are in the the ground floor. Room 101 is on the You will have a personal tutor assigned to you at the beginning of the academic year. Your personal tutor is your first point of contact for any personal or academic queries you might have. He/she is there to advise you, so do make sure you know who your personal tutor is and get in touch! BACK TO INDEX -5- Staff/student relations Getting in touch with staff If you need to speak to a member of staff, it‘s probably best to see them during their office hours. Office hours are listed on the big noticeboards in the main entrance to the department. If you can‘t make it during office hours, send an email to make an appointment. In cases of emergency, contact the departmental office, which is open from 9-5, Monday to Friday. You will need to get in touch with the office if you‘re going to miss class, but it is also a good place to start if you‘re not sure which member of staff to approch with a question. You can get in touch by: popping in to room G7 (opposite the Martin Swales Library) calling 0207 679 7120 emailing the Departmental Administrator Raphaela Scholz (r.scholz@ucl.ac.uk) Staff responsibilities: Departmental Tutors: Dr Sebastian Coxon (s.coxon@ucl.ac.uk – Term1) Dr Judith Beniston (j.beniston@ucl.ac.uk – Term 2) Urgent problems of either an academic or personal nature can be raised with the Departmental Tutor at any time. The Departmental Tutor is responsible for matters relating to the selection of courses and changing of courses. You are not permitted either to drop or change any course units already decided upon or to register for a new one without prior discussion with and signed approval from the Departmental Tutor. This procedure ensures that your choice of course units accords with the academic scope and structure of your degree, and that appropriate officers in the College are informed about any changes you make. It is also the responsibility of the Departmental Tutor to report to the Faculty Tutor on student attendance and academic progress towards the end of each term. This will be done on the basis of reports from your course teachers. Personal Tutors The Department allocates a Personal Tutor to every undergraduate student following a degree programme in the Department. You will be encouraged to make early contact with your Personal Tutor and agree with him/her what frequency of meeting would be appropriate. Students are at liberty to change their Personal Tutor by application to the Departmental Tutor. A list of Tutors and Tutees is posted on the notice board for each year of the course. The role of the Personal Tutor is to provide students with the opportunity to get to know a member of staff so that they have somewhere to turn if they encounter -6- academic or personal problems. Personal Tutors are there to advise students and consultations are confidential unless the student agrees otherwise. Year Abroad Tutor Dr Geraldine Horan (g.horan@ucl.ac.uk) The Year Abroad Tutor is responsible for providing advice and information on Year Abroad placements, and for maintaining contact with you and monitoring your progress while abroad. The Year Abroad Tutor is also responsible for providing the Faculty Tutor with the information on your selected options and terms of study abroad which is then communicated to your LEA. Postgraduate Tutor Dr Stephanie Bird (stephanie.bird@ucl.ac.uk) Dr Lars Fischer (uclhlfi@ucl.ac.uk) The Postgraduate Tutor provides the same service to postgraduate students as that provided by the Departmental Tutor for undergraduate students. Getting your voice heard Student Reps You will elect student representatives in the first terms – there will be up to 3 people representing each year. You will receive an email from the Departmental Administrator once nominations and elections begin. The position of student rep is an important one – he/she is responsible for taking up any issues raised by fellow students. There are two formal mechanisms for this – the Staff/Student Consultative Committee and the Departmental Teaching Committee. The Staff/Student Consultative Committee The Staff/Student Consultative Committee meets twice a year and discusses anything and everything to do with the daily life of the Department. You will be represented at this meeting by your Student Representative. However, this meeting is open to ALL students, so if there is an issue you would like to raise or a question you have about any aspect of your experience within this Department, do come. You‘ll receive an email from the Departmental Administrator to let you know when the SSCC is meeting. Departmental Teaching Committee Your Student Representative will also take part in Departmental Teaching Committee meetings. This committee meets to discuss any changes to our courses, from content to assessment. Your student rep will be informed when the DTC meetings take place, and he/she will then ask students to raise any course issues for discussion at the DTC. Teaching Quality Feedback We ask you to complete a Teaching Quality Feedback Questionnaire at the end of each course you take. These forms are anonymous, so please, do feel free to tell us exactly what you thought about the course. The feedback given by these questionnaires is taken very seriously and is an integral part of the teaching/learning experience for both staff and students. Completed questionnaires are monitored by the Head of Department and the Faculty Teaching Committee. -7- Formal Complaints The formal procedures for complaints and grievances can be found here: Complaints: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/rights/complaints/ Grievances : http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/rights/grievance/ However, all students who feel they have a complaint or grievance they wish to pursue are strongly recommended to discuss the matter first with any of the following: the Departmental Tutor, the Head of Department, the Faculty Tutor, the Senior Tutor, the Dean of Students, or the Rights and Advice Office of the Students‘ Union; each of these will be able to advise impartially on the most appropriate course of action. BACK TO INDEX -8- Social Life The German Society – GEESOCK http://www.geesock.co.uk/ In addition to the usual film evenings and pub crawls you‘d expect from a German Society, UCL‘s German Society regularly organises high-profile events like the 2007 ―What Good are the Arts‖ Project. In 2006, the UCL German Society was awarded the title of Non-Grant Society of the Year by the UCL Union. All events are advertised on the website and on the German Society Notice Board in the main entrance hall of the German Department. Students from other departments are very welcome to attend all events, so bring along a friend as well. You can enrol at the Freshers‘ Fair or in the German Department. We look forward to meeting you. German Play Often the Department puts on a play in German – sometimes a workshop production, sometimes a grand occasion in the Bloomsbury Theatre. In the 1998-99 session, to celebrate the Goethe-Jahr, the Department presented Goethe‘s Faust Parts I and II, directed by Prof Swales and Lizzie Catling (a graduate student). It was a tremendous success and played to full houses in the Bloomsbury Theatre. In the 2000-2001 session, students performed two short Brecht plays Lux in Tenebris and Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit. In 2001-02, the Bloomsbury Theatre again hosted a production directed by Marielle Sutherland and Esther von Richthofen (graduate students) and Professor Swales – Brecht‘s Der gute Mensch von Sezuan. In 2002-03, students directed and performed Büchner‘s Leonce und Lena to great acclaim, and in 2003-04 students again excelled themselves in a production of Dürrenmatt‘s Der Besuch der alten Dame. Provoking the headline ‗Sachs in the City‘, the 2004-05 production of three racy medieval playlets by Hans Sachs was enthusiastically received. The 2006 Production was ‗Verlorene Liebesmüh’/Love‘s Labour‘s Lost: Great Scenes of Love and Loss in German, Austrian and Swiss Literature from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century. BACK TO INDEX -9- Staff members Who we are, what we do and how you can contact us. Dr Judith Beniston j.beniston@ucl.ac.uk Judith will be acting Head of Department in the first term of 2007/08 and will be acting Departmental Tutor in the spring term. She is a Senior Lecturer in German and teaches a wide range of modern German language and literature courses, at BA and MA levels, and is currently involved in the supervision of PhD‘s on Austrian novellas of the 1920s and on the poetry of Paul Celan. Dr Sebastian Coxon (right) s.coxon@ucl.ac.uk Seb is Departmental Tutor for the 07/08 academic year. For a description of what this means, see page 6. His current research interests include medieval and early modern comic literature, laughter and mockery in the Middle Ages, literary production in late medieval German cities, and Wolfram von Eschenbach‘s Parzival. Dr Stephanie Bird (left) stephanie.bird@ucl.ac.uk Stephanie is a Senior Lecturer in German and is the Graduate Tutor for 2007/08. She is interested in the novel, narrative techniques in prose texts, and literary theory. She teaches German language, literature, film and critical theory at all levels, and currently supervises PhD dissertations on various 20th Century prose texts and film. - 10 - Dr Mererid Puw Davies Mererid.davies@ucl.ac.uk Mererid is Lecturer in German and Chair of Exams. Her fields of research cover modern literature, film and cultural studies, and the representation of monstrosity in art. She is working on the culture of the anti-authoritarian movement of the late 1960s in West Germany and is also interested in the translation of poetry, notably from and into Welsh and other lesser-used languages. She teaches German language, modern literature and film at all levels. Dr Andrea Maria Egger-Riedmüller Andrea will be the Austrian Lektorin from 2007/08. She will teach on a number of language courses, including Metropolen. Her current research interests lie in language testing, multilingualism, the implementation of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and English/German for Specific Purposes. - 11 - Dr Lars Fischer uclhlfi@ucl.ac.uk Lars is Graduate Tutor and Admissions Tutor in 2007/08. He is a Lecturer in German History and teaches survey courses on modern German history and more specialized courses on Jewish/nonJewish relations, National Socialism, Exilforschung, and various aspects of intellectual history. Professor Mary Fulbrook m.fulbrook@ucl.ac.uk Professor Fulbrook is on research leave until 2009. Her teaching includes courses at all levels, from an introductory course on German history from medieval times to the present, through seminars on the Third Reich, to more specialized source-led teaching on the GDR and MA courses on historical theory, skills and methods, as well as doctoral supervision on relevant topics. Her research interests have ranged across a variety of fields, including religion and society in early modern Europe, the German dictatorships of the twentieth century, and historiography and social theory. Her current research is primarily focused on generations in twentieth-century Germany; she is also directing an AHRB-sponsored collaborative research project. - 12 - Dr Mark Hewitson m.hewitson@ucl.ac.uk Mark is Senior Lecturer in German History and Admissions Tutor. His interests lie principally in German history, history of art, politics and social theory in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Dr Geraldine Horan g.horan@ucl.ac.uk Geraldine is Affiliate and Year Abroad tutor for 2007/08. She teaches language (translation, grammar) and linguistics (introduction to linguistics, history of the language, trends and developments in modern German) at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her research interests lie in sociolinguistics, feminist linguistics and discourse analysis, and the theory and practice of language teaching. Her new research project focuses on the sociolinguistic history of cursing and swearing in German since the 16th century. Professor Susanne Kord Susanne.kord@ucl.ac.uk Susanne is Professor of German and our Head of Department. She teaches German language and literature courses at all levels (in both English and German) and postgraduate courses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century German literature and culture. - 13 - Jeanette Rieger Jeanette is the DAAD Lektorin – she will be teaching a selection of language classes, including Metropolen. Her main interests are the writings of Franz Kafka, theory of narratology and contemporary cinema, in particular the young German filmmakers of the "Berliner Schule." She is currently writing her Ph.D. thesis on the fiction of Franz Kafka. Samuel Willcocks s.willcocks@ucl.ac.uk Samuel is a Teaching Assistant in our department. He is currently writing his PhD thesis on the themes of memory and violence in the work of the fifteenth-century poet Michael Beheim. BACK TO INDEX - 14 - Important Dates 2007/08 Term Dates: First Term Third Term Monday 24 September 2007 - Friday 14 December 2007 Monday 21 April 2008 - Friday 6 June 2008 Second Term Monday 7 January 2008 - Wednesday 19 March 2008 Reading Weeks are the weeks beginning Monday 5 November 2007, and Monday 11 February 2008 The College and the departmental office will be closed on the following dates: Christmas CLOSE - Friday 21 December 2007 at 5.30 p.m. RE-OPEN - Wednesday 2 January 2008 Easter CLOSE - Wednesday 19 March 2008 at 5.30 p.m. RE-OPEN - Wednesday 26 March 2008 Bank Holidays    CLOSED - Monday 5 May 2008 CLOSED - Monday 26 May 2008 CLOSED - Monday 25 August 2008 Essay Deadlines: For students returning from their Year Abroad in 2007/08, the deadline for handing in your Year Abroad essay is Friday, 9th of November 2007. For all courses taken in Term 1, assessed essays are due on Monday, 7th of January 2008. For all courses taken in Term 2, assessed essays are due on Monday, 21st of April 2008. BACK TO INDEX - 15 - Health and Safety Fire Please take some time to read the Fire Action Notices which are posted fire exits thoughout our building. Should the fire alarm go off, you MUST leave the building immediately via the nearest exit. This may not be the way that you entered the building. Our assembly point is the South Junction. You will receive detailed fire safety instructions during registration week. First Aid There is a first aid box in the Departmental Office (Room G7). Smoking UCL operates a no-smoking policy throughout the College campus and, therefore, you may not smoke anywhere in College other than in specifically designated areas. The Student Common Room is a designated No-Smoking area. BACK TO INDEX - 16 - Courses 2007/08 We would like to encourage all of you to use the German department website – the web address is simple and easy to remember: www.ucl.ac.uk/german All the courses running in the 2007/06 academic year are listed here on the website. You can also read course descriptions, find out who your lecturer(s) will be, check the course unit value and view initial reading lists. You‘ll notice that some second year courses are available to first years and vice versa. Which course(s) you can take depends on which year you‘re in, and which degree programme you‘re on. The ‗Rules‘ are listed below, but if you have any further questions about choosing courses, the person to contact is your Undergraduate Tutor, Dr Seb Coxon (s.coxon@ucl.ac.uk) The Rules First Years: Single Honours students must take 3 course units in German, and the following courses are compulsory: GERM1001 – Modern German Language (1 unit) GERM1102 – Introduction to German Language and Literature up to 1740 (0.5 units) GERM1105 – An Introduction to Modern German Literature (0.5 units) You may take any other 0.5 unit course available to first years, either from German or from any other Department. German with Management Studies students must register for 3 course units in German, and the following courses are compulsory: GERM1001 – Modern German Language (1 unit) GERM1102 – Introduction to German Language and Literature up to 1740 (0.5 units) GERM1105 – An Introduction to Modern German Literature (0.5 units) You may take any other 0.5 unit course available to first years, either from German or from any other Department. Combined studies students must register for 2 course units in German, and the following are compulsory: GERM1001 – Modern German Language (1 unit) GERM1105 – An Introduction to Modern German Literature (0.5 units) You may take any other 0.5 unit course available to first years, either from German or from any other Department. Exceptions are German and Russian ab initio and German and an East European Language ab initio who need to register for 1.5 course units only. These units are GERM1001 – Modern German Language (1 unit) GERM1105 – An Introduction to Modern German Literature (0.5 units) - 17 - Second Years: Single Honours (BA German) students must take at least 3 course units in German. The following courses are compulsory: GERM2111- Metropolen (0.5 units) GERM2002 - Modern German Language (0.5 units) GERM2106 - Love, Violence and Laughter (0.5 units) GERM2107 – Debating Enlightenment (0.5 units) GERM2108 - The Challenge of Modernity (0.5 units) You may take any other 0.5 unit course available to second years, either from German or from any other Department. German with Management Studies students must take at least 3 course units in German. The following courses are compulsory: GERM2111 - Metropolen (0.5 units) GERM2002 – Modern German Language (0.5 units) You also need to choose two from the following: GERM2106 - Love, Violence and Laughter (0.5 units) GERM2107- Debating Enlightenment (0.5 units) GERM2108- The Challenge of Modernity (0.5 units) Combined studies students must take at least 2 course units in German. The following courses are compulsory: GERM2111 - Metropolen(0.5 units) GERM2002 – Modern German Language (0.5 units) You also need to choose one from the following: GERM2106 – Love, Violence and Laughter (0.5 units) GERM2107 – Debating Enlightenment (0.5 units) GERM2108 – The Challenge of Modernity (0.5 units) Final Years: Single honours students must register for a total of 4 course units in German. The following courses are compulsory: GERM4001 – Translation from and into German (0.5 units) GERM4002 – Discussion and Essay in German (0.5 units) You must choose the remaining 3 units from courses in the German department, as may not choose outside options in your final year. German with Management Studies students must register for a total of 3 units in German and the following courses are compulsory: GERM4001 – Translation from and into German (0.5 units) GERM4002 – Discussion and Essay in German (0.5 units) Combined studies students need to register for a total of 2 course units in German, ESPS students must register for 1 course unit – GERM 4002 (0.5 units) is compulsory for both programmes. - 18 - PORTICO and how to register for courses Current second and final year students will know that all course registrations are now done on the UCL student records system called PORTICO. PORTICO Access to PORTICO is available to everyone across UCL – both staff and students alike - via the web portal www.ucl.ac.uk/portico. You will need to logon using your UCL userid and password, which are issued to you once you have enrolled. These are the same as the ones used for accessing UCL restricted web pages, UCL email and the Windows Terminal Service (WTS). If you do not know them, you should contact the IS Helpdesk as soon as possible (www.ucl.ac.uk/is/helpdesk). Please remember that passwords automatically expire after 150 days, unless they have been changed. Warnings are sent to your UCL email address during a 30 day period, prior to your password being reset. - You can read your UCL email on the web at www.webmail.ucl.ac.uk - You can change your password on the web, at any time, at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/is/passwords/changepw.htm. Passwords cannot be issued over the phone unless you are registered for the User Authentication Service, see www.ucl.ac.uk/is/helpdesk/authenticate/. We strongly advise that you register for this service. If you have not registered for the User Authentication Service you will need to visit the IS Helpdesk in person or ask them to post a new password to your registered home or term-time address. More information can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/is/helpdesk/ In PORTICO you can: o edit your own personal data e.g. update your home and term addresses, contact numbers and other elements of your personal details; o complete online module registration – i.e. select the modules you would like to study, in accordance with the rules for your programme of study (subject to formal approval & sign off by the relevant teaching department and your parent department); o view data about courses/modules - i.e. information on courses/modules available either in your home department or elsewhere to help you choose your optional modules / electives. o view your own examination results online; As before, any continuing student requiring official confirmation of their results, or any graduating student requiring additional copies of their transcript, should refer to the information for obtaining an official transcript at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/currentstudents/examinations/transcripts/ If you have any comments or suggestions for PORTICO then please e-mail: portico_web_feedback@ucl.ac.uk BACK TO INDEX - 19 - How to register for courses on PORTICO A step-by-step guide for choosing courses online is available both within the PORTICO system and on the German department website. Do make sure you read the guide as it should make the entire process relatively simple. However, if you have problems or queries about choosing courses online, your first port of call should be the Undergraduate Tutor, Dr Seb Coxon (s.coxon@ucl.ac.uk) or the Departmental Administrator, Raphaela Scholz (r.scholz@ucl.ac.uk) who‘ll be glad to help. BACK TO INDEX - 20 - Your First Year The first term of your first year will be the most challenging as you adjust to university life – you‘ll be meeting new people, perhaps living away from home for the first time and getting used to new ways of learning. We know that this entire experience can be scary - but it doesn‘t have to be! Do feel free to ask all members of staff (and even students from other years) for help and advice – we‘ve all been in your position, and all want to make it as easy and pleasant as possible for you to adjust to this new and exciting part of your life. What happens in my first week(s)? One of the first things you‘ll be asked to do is enrol as a student of UCL – you will receive detailed information on how to do this before you arrive. You will be given your UCL ID card, and access details to your new UCL email account and to PORTICO, the student records system. Using PORTICO, you will be asked to choose your courses for coming academic year. This handbook (pages 17 and 18) details the ‗rules‘ you have to follow in choosing your courses, and the full list of all courses available to you is on the German department website: www.ucl.ac.uk/german. On page X you can see the step-by-step guide on how to choose courses on Portico. If you are choosing courses from other departments, do contact them directly before doing so – they might have their own rules and deadlines you need to be aware of. The undergraduate tutor will review your course choices, and get back to you with any problems, or approve them. Once your course choices have been confirmed, there is a limited time in which to change your mind – you will be notified of any deadlines once you‘ve registered. Cumberland Lodge The German department has a wonderful and long-standing tradition of taking First Years on a ‗mini-break‘ at a stately home called Cumberland Lodge, situated in Windsor Great Park. The dates for the 2007/08 Cumberland Lodge trip are Wednesday 10th of October to Friday 12th of October. The main purpose of this visit is to give you a chance to get to know your fellow students and members of staff, in a congenial and relaxed atmosphere. The programme for the stay combines both the academic and the social, and there is more than enough free time to use the games room, or go for walks (or runs?) in the park, which is particularly beautiful in Autumn. This trip is subsidised, so for two nights‘ accommodation, food and transport, you need to pay only £50.00. Further details about the trip will be sent to you before you arrive at UCL, with details of deadlines for bookings, and how to pay. We do hope you‘ll take advantage of this opportunity, and look forward to seeing you at Cumberland Lodge. - 21 - Teaching and course requirements in the first year Attendance Full attendance is required for all courses for which you are registered. If you are going to miss a class, please call or email the Departmental Office. If you‘ll miss more than a week‘s worth of classes, you will need to bring a medical certificate. Course work Each unit requires written work to be handed in. Language work is normally a weekly requirement. Courses on literature, history and culture will require a minimum of one written assignment or presentation per half unit. For GERM1001 – Modern German Language, coursework forms part of the examination assessment. Therefore, you need to complete each component of the course. Unless you attend classes regularly and submit the written work required, you cannot complete the examination. You are also required to take an oral examination. Several other first-year courses (GERM1102, GERM1105, GERM1106, GERM1107, and GERM2104) require you to complete coursework that does not directly count towards the examination assessment. However, if you do not complete the coursework, 5% will be deducted off your final mark – this can make the difference between a Pass and Fail, so make sure you complete all coursework. Language classes Language teaching in the German Department is designed as a three-year programme. Its purpose is to enable you to develop skills which will enable you both to comprehend the standard spoken language and to use it fluently, and to read and write the standard written language quickly and accurately. Much of the teaching will be in German, with English used as the need arises for explanation and clarification. Acquiring linguistic skills can be an interesting and enjoyable process, but it also requires commitment and constant practice. Regular weekly attendance at language classes is an essential course requirement throughout all three years of study in London. Student records and reports At the end of each term, reports on progress, attendance and any related matters are submitted by the Department to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Tutor. The continuation of your Local Education Authority (LEA) award depends on the Faculty Tutor‘s confirmation to your LEA that your work and attendance have been satisfactory throughout the year. BACK TO INDEX - 22 - Your Second Year Congratulations on successfully completing the first year of your degree! Course choices You will receive a course choice form from the Department in Term 2 of your first year – this will list all the courses that we‘re planning to run for the next academic year. Please note that this form does not replace the process of registering for courses on PORTICO. Rather, this form is to enable us to gauge the popularity of the courses offered, and courses that do not receive enough expressions of interests might be cancelled. You will be notified should this happen. You will register for your courses using PORTICO in the first week of term. Attendance and Course work We of course still expect 100% attendance from you – if you‘re going to miss a class, get in touch! And submitting all your course work is also remains essential – for GERM2111 and GERM2002, coursework forms part of your examination assessment, so it is compulsory. Several other first- and second-year courses (GERM1106, GERM1107, GERM2103, GERM2104, GERM2106 and GERM2108) require you to complete coursework that does not directly count towards the examination assessment. However, if you do not complete the coursework, 5% will be deducted off your final mark – this can make the difference between a Pass and Fail, so make sure you complete all coursework. Preparing for your Year Abroad Second-Year Single Honours students who wish to spend their Year Abroad working as a Language Assistant may consider a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course (value 1.0 cu), run in the UCL Language Centre. Since this course is usually oversubscribed, it is important to register with the Language Centre during the third term of the First Year. The course is very demanding and requires a regular commitment to teaching practice. For further information on preparing for your Year Abroad, consult the Year Abroad Handbook: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/German/undergrad/YAhandbook0607.pdf Start thinking about careers Although graduation may seem a long way off, give some thought to career choices. It is recommended that you acquaint yourselves with the College‘s Career Service. Take the steps at leisure, so you don‘t leave everything to your Final Year, when you will be busy enough. BACK TO INDEX - 23 - Your Year Abroad - Third Year The year abroad is, for many students, quite the most exciting and adventurous part of their degree programme. The aim of the year abroad is for students to immerse themselves in the foreign language and culture. Your hosts will, almost invariably, be tremendously keen to get to know you (and want to practice their English!) However difficult it may be, open your mouth, talk, don‘t be afraid to make mistakes. You will make mistakes, of course; but you will also make friends, and, to judge by past experience, you will often make friends for life. For Single Honours students and for those who are reading for a Combined Studies degree of which the other subject is not a modern foreign language, the whole Year Abroad is spent in a German-speaking country. Students studying two foreign languages are required to spend half the year in one country and half in the other. In exceptional circumstances, and with the agreement of both Departments, students may spend the whole year in one or other of the countries concerned. This Year Abroad is an integral and compulsory element of your chosen degree programme. Its purpose is to develop your spoken and written skills in German to a near-native level of proficiency and to enable you to acquire in-depth knowledge of the culture and society being studied, as well as its intellectual life. The Year Abroad is of equal value to the years you spend studying in London, which is reflected in the fact that the Year Abroad will carry four course units, just like all other years of your programme. It is not usually possible to waive the Year Abroad for any student, including native or heritage speakers of German. However, if you do wish to apply for a waiver, make an appointment to see the Year Abroad Tutor early in your Second Year. S/he will be able to inform you of procedures and of your options. Because of the large amount of information involved, the Year Abroad is not described in detail in this handbook. It has its own separate handbook which you can access via the departmental website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/German/undergrad/YAhandbook0607.pdf BACK TO INDEX - 24 - Your Final Year You‘re nearly done! Obviously, examinations tend to dominate this year, but don‘t let them overwhelm you. You should now know how the entire process works, but remember staff are here to help you with any concerns. The selection of course options in your final year is very broad, but if some offerings only elicit tiny numbers, we have to reserve the right not to offer the class in question. We hope you will enjoy them – and that you will find that, even as you pursue your specific interests and concerns, you also have a sense of how the various facets interrelate. As one student put it (not so long ago), ‗it‘s only in Final Year that it really all comes together‘. Enrolment Continuing students will be sent full details about the re-enrolment process over the summer via the UCL email address so it is essential that you check this regularly. You are expected to know your UCL username and password and keep these up to date. All continuing students are now required to re-enrol and pay or confirm their fee/sponsorship arrangements online via Portico. Full details at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/joining-ucl/continuing/ Choosing courses This will also be done via PORTICO in September. You‘ll receive an email once course registration opens. There will be time during registration week for you to discuss your course choices with members of academic staff. BACK TO INDEX - 25 - Assessment and Examinations All examination papers (whether timed written examinations, assessed essays or take-home papers) are double-marked internally and additionally monitored by the External Examiners. The mode of assessment for most non-language courses is some combination of assessed essay(s) and a written examination paper. The course descriptions on the website also list what the assessment is for each course, so make sure you familiarise yourself with the assessment requirements for your courses. Essays How do I hand in my essays? All essays should be handed in to the departmental office on the day of the deadline. Please note that the office closes at 5pm – if you come after that time, marks will be deducted for late submission. We expect you to hand in one printed copy of your essay. In addition, you need to fill out an Assessed Essay Form which you can download from the website or pick up from outside the departmental office. Completing the Assessed Essay Form is simple – just complete all the required sections. If you don‘t know your candidate number (e.g. if you are handing in an essay in in January), leave this blank. What are the essay deadlines? For all courses taken in Term 1, assessed essays are due on Monday, 7th of January 2008. For all courses taken in Term 2, assessed essays are due on Monday, 21st of April 2008. If for whatever reason you won’t be able to hand in your essay on time, you may approach the Chair of the Board of Examiners (Dr Mererid Puw Davies – mererid.davies@ucl.ac.uk) for an extension. Please note that extensions are only granted in exceptional circumstances, so make sure you get in touch before the deadline. Essays submitted more than one week after the deadline without an extension will not be accepted and no mark will be awarded for the course. What penalties could be applied to my essay? Late submission of your essay, without an extension, will result in 10% being deducted from your final essay mark. If your essay is over the word limit by more than 10% (e.g. more than 250 extra words on a 2500 word essay), 5% will be deducted from your final essay mark. The word limit includes all quotations and footnotes/endnotes, but excludes the bibliography. - 26 - Finally, all cases of plagiarism are taken very seriously by this department. A full explanation of what constitiutes plagiarism and how to avoid it is given from page 30 onwards . In what format should I present my essays? o Your essays must be word-processed. o Please remember to paginate (i.e. add page numbers). o Most lecturers prefer the essay to be double spaced – this makes it easier to read and mark. o Do NOT write your name on your essay - essays are marked anonymously. If you submit your essay with your name on it, it will be returned to you for alteration. o Do remember to add the the name of your course and the title of your essay. You must keep an electronic copy of your essay, as you may be required to produce it for scanning by plagiarism detection software. BACK TO INDEX - 27 - Exams Oral Examinations for GERM1001 and GERM4002 For First Years: They will be conducted by two members of staff and will last for 15 minutes. You will be given 15 minutes in which to prepare one of three topics on which you will be expected to give a 5 minute presentation, using brief notes if so wished. This will be followed by questions on the topic and general conversation. For Final Years: Your oral examination will last 20-25 minutes and will usually be conducted by one member of staff and one External Examiner. You should expect to be asked about a range of subjects, especially on aspects of your academic work. You should be prepared to discuss your year-abroad essay, your final-year courses and related intellectual issues. Notes may not be taken into this oral examination. At all levels, the examiners will reward grammatical accuracy, range of vocabulary and complexity of structure. Credit will be given for native or near-native pronunciation and intonation. Regional variation in accent, vocabulary and expression is acceptable; however, you should be aware that the use of slang or an inappropriately informal register will be penalised. The substance of your contribution is also important: credit will be given for dealing well with intellectually demanding subjects, for presenting a structured argument and cogently defending a position. When do I receive my exams timetable? The examinations timetable will be made available via PORTICO, usually in the middle of March. You will be able to download your individual timetable from PORTICO, and hard-copies will also be available from the office. You will receive an email from the Departmental Administrator once these are ready to collect. What should I do if… I become ill before or during an exam You should inform the Chair of the Board of Examiners in writing, providing medical certificates or other supporting documentation where appropriate. You must do this within one week of your examination. I have a family emergency or personal problem that will affect or has affected my performance Once again, you should contact the Chair of the Board of Examiners as soon as possible, providing supporting documentation where appropriate. Ideally, do this before your examinations, but if that isn‘t possible, make sure you get in touch as soon as possible (but within one week) afterwards. All claims of extenuating circumstances will be treated in the strictest confidence. They will be considered prior to the final meeting of the Board of Examiners in German by a panel consisting of the Chair, the Departmental Tutor, the Head of Department and one External Examiner. The panel will convey to the final meeting the severity of the crisis and the time period affected. The information will not be used to change numerical marks but will be considered in borderline cases. - 28 - When do I get my results? For final years: Your final degree result will be displayed (by candidate number only) in the Department after the relevant Board of Examiners meetings. For BA German and BA German with Management Studies students, this will be earlier than for all other combined degrees, whose Board of Examiners meets later. The Board of Examiners meetings usually take place in early to mid June. For first and second years: Marks for individual courses will be available on PORTICO from July onwards. Individual departments may release marks to you earlier, but you will receive an email from the German department once your marks are ready. What happens if I fail a course? You have the right to re-sit any failed examination. In some cases, you will be offered ‗reffered assessment‘ which means taking another exam, further coursework or an equivalent form of assessment in the summer of the same year. In the case of resits which contain an element of coursework in the overall assessment, it may be possible to carry over passed coursework. Oral examinations or timed written examinations which form part of the overall assessment of a unit may not be carried over. BACK TO INDEX - 29 - PLAGIARISM You are warned that plagiarism will be severely penalised in respect of all assessed essays, and also in respect of all essays written for courses examined by take-home papers. If a student is found to have plagiarised language work or non-assessed coursework, a warning will be issued, and a note of the offence will be added to the student‘s departmental record by the relevant member of staff. You should be aware that UCL now uses a sophisticated detection system (Turnitin) to scan work for evidence of plagiarism; this system has access to billions of systems worldwide (websites, journals etc.) as well as work previously submitted to UCL and other universities. This system is being piloted on a number of courses in the 2007/08 academic year, which means that you will be asked to submit your essays electronically – if this is the case for your course, you will be given all the necess ary information to access this system and use it properly. Please note that even if you‘re not asked to submit electronically, you will need to keep an electronic copy of your essay for possible scanning by the plagiarism detection software. The information below has been adapted from http://www.ucl.ac.uk/currentstudents/study/plagiarism/ - do have a look at this too. What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is defined as the presentation of another person's thoughts or words or artifacts or software as though they were your own. Any quotation from the published or unpublished works of other persons must, therefore, be clearly identified as such by being placed inside quotation marks, and you should identify their sources as accurately and fully as possible. A series of short quotations from several different sources, if not clearly identified as such, constitutes plagiarism just as much as a single unacknowledged long quotation from a single source. Equally, if you summarise another person's ideas, judgements, figures, software or diagrams, a reference to that person in the text must be made and the work referred to must be included in the bibliography. Recourse to the services of 'ghost-writing' agencies (for example in the preparation of essays or reports) or of outside word-processing agencies which offer correction/improvement of English is strictly forbidden, and students who make use of the services of such agencies render themselves liable for an academic penalty. Use of unacknowledged information downloaded from the internet also constitutes plagiarism. Where part of an examination consists of 'take away' papers, essays or other work written in a student's own time, or a coursework assessment, the work submitted must be the candidate's own. It is also illicit to reproduce material which you have used in other work/assessment for the course or programmes concerned. You should be aware of this ‗selfplagiarism‘. If in doubt, students should consult their Personal Tutor or another appropriate teacher. - 30 - Failure to observe any of the provisions of this policy or of approved departmental guidelines constitutes an examination offence under UCL and University Regulations. Examination offences will normally be treated as cheating or irregularities under the Regulations in respect of Examination Irregularities. Under these Regulations students found to have committed an offence may be excluded from all further examinations of UCL or the University or of both. The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way (such as a book or a computer file). In the case of courses which are examined by a combination of assessed essay and written examination, students are not allowed to answer questions in the written examination which are on substantially the same topic as their assessed essay. The German Department‘s rules on this form of self-plagiarism are clearly stated on all relevant examination papers and question sheets. All of the following are considered plagiarism:      turning in someone else's work as your own copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit failing to put a quotation in quotation marks giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see Turnitin®s section on "fair use" rules)  Believe it or not… Changing the words of an original source is not sufficient to prevent plagiarism. If you have retained the essential idea of an original source, and have not cited it, then no matter how drastically you may have altered its context or presentation, you have still plagiarized. Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually enough to prevent plagiarism. See the section on page 33 on referencing and quotations. Did you know? The penalties for plagiarism can be surprisingly severe, ranging from failure of courses to expulsion from academic institutions!  It doesn't matter if you intend to plagiarise or not! In the eyes of the law, and most publishers and academic institutions, any form of plagiarism is an offence that demands punitive action. Ignorance is never an excuse. - 31 -  It is even possible to plagiarise from yourself, if you are citing a work you submitted elsewhere. In most Universities this will result in a failing grade for the work, and possibly for the course! How will plagiarism be penalised? Depending on the gravity of the offence and the year of study in which it is committed, they may be reprimanded, awarded a reduced mark or no mark at all for a particular course or for all courses taken in a particular year; in extreme cases, they may be excluded from all further examinations of the University and/or the College. It is the policy of the German Department that for a single offence of minor plagiarism (less than 30% of the whole) committed in the first year of study the mark awarded for the particular piece of work will normally be reduced to a bare pass and the matter will be recorded on the student‘s record. Offences taking place in subsequent years and/or involving more extensive cheating will be liable to attract more substantial penalties. How can I avoid plagiarism? Avoiding plagiarism is easy if you remember to acknowledge all your sources. Sources needn‘t just be books but can include articles and webpages. Citation is crucial in all academic writing. The following information has been adapted from http://www.ucl.ac.uk/currentstudents/study/plagiarism/citation/ What is citation? A "citation" is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source. It also gives your readers the information necessary to find that source again, including: o Information about the author o The title of the work o The name and location of the company that published your copy of the source o The date your copy was published o The page numbers of the material you are borrowing Why should I cite sources? Giving credit to the original author by citing sources is the only way to use other people‘s work without plagiarising. In addition, o Citations are helpful to anyone who wants to find out more about your ideas and where they came from o Citing sources shows the amount of research you‘ve done o Citing sources strengthens your work by lending outside support to your ideas. When do I need to cite? Whenever you borrow words or ideas, you need to acknowledge their source. The following situations almost always require citation: o Whenever you use quotes o Whenever you paraphrase o Whenever you use an idea that someone else has already expressed - 32 - o Whenever you make specific reference to the work of another o Whenever someone else‘s work has been critical in developing your own ideas. In the German department, we ask you to use the following rules and guidelines when using other people‘s work in your essays: Quotations and referencing Quotations Verse quotations longer than two lines of verse and prose quotations longer than three lines of type should be indented. Shorter quotations (two lines of verse or less than three lines of prose) should be enclosed in single quotation marks and run on with the main text. A quotation within a quotation should be enclosed in double quotation marks. To enable your reader to follow them up with ease, the source of all quotations must be identified clearly and consistently. Bibliographical references On the occasion of the first quotation from a source or reference to it, whether primary or secondary, details should be given in full, together with the appropriate page reference, in a numbered note. For subsequent quotations from the same source, a page reference in brackets immediately following the quotation is sufficient (p. 56), though where you are using several sources by the same author, this should be preceded by an abbreviated form of the title (KM, p. 56). Your Bibliography should contain full details of all works referred to in your essay and, where required, a list of title abbreviations adopted. References to primary and secondary literature should follow the pattern of the examples below, which adapt the standard style of the MHRA Style Guide. Notes for Authors, Editors and Writers of Theses (the latest edition can be downloaded from http://www.mhra.org.uk/Downloads/index.html.). Please note the following: For primary sources, use readily available editions: the standard or most recent Gesammelte Werke, the library hardback, or the established paperback. Your supervisor will advise you here. The objects are reliability of text and ease of reference for your reading. The rule-of-thumb is to italicise titles of books, journals, free-standing poems or essays, but to put in single quotation-marks separate items (articles, poems, essays) in titled books, journals or collections. Examples: (a) Books (i) Günter Grass, Der Butt (Darmstadt and Neuwied, 1977), p. 33. Or: Günter Grass, Der Butt (Frankfurt a.M., 1979), p. 26, Fischer Taschenbuch 1180. - 33 - (ii) Heinrich von Kleist, Sämtliche Werke und Briefe, ed. by Helmut Sembdner, 2 vols (Munich, 1952), I, pp. 708-709. (b) Articles in books (iii) Andrea Stoll, ‗Grenzerfahrungen der poetischen Existenz: Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973). Ein Porträt‘, in Deutsche Literatur von Frauen, ed. by Gisela Brinker-Gabler, 2 vols (Munich, 1988), II, p. 439. (c) Articles in journals (iv) David Constantine, ‗The City and its People: the Recovery of the Classical Past‘, Publications of the English Goethe Society, 58 (1989), 42. Endnotes Notes should be placed at the end of the essay, beginning a new sheet of paper, not at the foot of the page. They should precede your Bibliography. They should be numbered consecutively throughout the whole essay, ignoring any subdivisions within it. Notes should be marked in the text of the essay by raised numbers. Bibliography The Bibliography should be placed after the Notes, beginning on a new sheet of paper. It should normally consist of two sections, the first listing the primary sources used, the second listing the secondary literature consulted. All works referred to in the essay must be included in the Bibliography. It is very important to consult your supervisor about this material. The items in the Bibliography should be arranged alphabetically according to the surname of author or editor. The lay-out should be as above for the Notes, except that surnames should precede first names, and in the case of articles only, the page range of the entire article must be given, e.g. Constantine, David, ‗The City and its People: the Recovery of the Classical Past‘, Publications of the English Goethe Society, 58 (1989), 27-42. BACK TO INDEX - 34 - GUIDELINES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF DEGREES College Regulations state that you must complete and pass a minimum of 9.0 course units to be considered for the award of a degree. Degree classes and the percentage mark to which they relate are given below. If the work to be marked can be described as shown below... ... the mark to be given should fall into the box shown, depending on the type of unit assessment. GRADE % CLASS DEFINITIONS: WRITTEN WORK DEFINITIONS: IN RELATION TO SEMINAR OR TUTORIAL PERFORMANCE (ALPHABETIC GRADES ONLY) Outstanding answer, shows independent reading and thinking, and best organisation of all expected material Well organised use of most of the major points Outstanding in articulation and intellectual contribution to discussions A 7080 1 First class Articulate and well prepared leading contribution to discussions Shows involvement in discussions contributes some major points Seems to follow discussions, but does not contribute much (or not much of value) Contributes nothing (or nothing of value) to discussions B 6069 II i Upper second Sensible use of some major points C 5059 II ii Lower second Some understanding of the general field and use of relevant material, but grasp incomplete and material thin Muddled; not an answer to the question. D 4049 III Third class FAIL 0-39 FAIL - 35 - LANGUAGE WORK: GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT The following descriptors provide an outline of how the quality of language work is assessed in the department. LOWER UPPER SECOND THIRD CLASS: FAIL: SECOND CLASS: 50- 40-49% 0-39% CLASS: 6059% 69% Produces a flowing, readable text, which is largely accurate, but may contain minor errors in expression or understanding of the source text. Produces a translation which shows an understanding of the style and vocabulary of the source text, but contains significant errors in idiom, grammar and expression. Exhibits general competence in written German, but the essay may contain a range of grammatical and syntactical errors. There may be inconsistencie s in style, with some inclusion of language from the spoken register, and the intellectual development of the essay may lack sophistication. Produces a text which displays some understanding of the source text, but contains serious errors in understanding, expression and register. Produces a flawed text, which is largely inaccurate and may in places be rendered unintelligible by multiple errors in grammar, vocabulary and register. LANGUAGE ACTIVITY FIRST CLASS: 70-80% Language mediation skills (translation German to English, English to German) Produces an idiomatic, linguistically correct target text, which also remains faithful to the style and meaning of the source text. Displays a sophisticated active knowledge of vocabulary, syntax and register. Displays an excellent and sophisticated knowledge of vocabulary and register. Can structure a coherent, intellectually stimulating and grammatically accurate argument. Writing skills (Essay writing) Produces highly competent written German, which may contain some stylistic and grammatical errors (which do not impair understanding of the argument). The structure and argument of the essay are sound. Displays limited competence, producing German which contains serious grammatical errors and which lacks expressive and syntactical complexity. The structure and development of the argument are limited in scope. Exhibits extremely limited writing skills: grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure are basic, unidiomatic and incorrect. The structure may be unclear and the argument may be repetitive and/or simplistic. - 36 - LANGUAGE ACTIVITY FIRST UPPER LOWER THIRD CLASS: 70- SECOND SECOND CLASS: 80% CLASS: 60- CLASS: 50- 49% 69% 59% Shows an excellent grasp of the information in the text, and produces full, clearly expressed answers, which contain relevant information and examples. Has understood most of the information and produces full, competent answers, which may display minor errors in comprehensio n. Produces answers which show a general understanding of the text, but which may lack sufficient detail or clarity of expression, or contain significant errors. 40- FAIL: 0-39% Reading Skills Speaking and listening skills Displays an extremely sophisticated understandin g and production of spoken German. Makes use of appropriate register and style, and shows complexity of structure and variety in vocabulary. Capable of discussing complex themes and ideas eloquently. Exhibits a high level of competence in understanding and production. The spoken German is largely accurate and wellexpressed, but may contain occasional, minor grammatical errors. Able to communicate on a variety of themes with ease. Demonstrates a general competence. Understands and responds to themes and ideas, but the spoken German may contain significant errors in grammar and style. A tendency to use the informal register in discussions, and the range of structures and vocabulary is limited. Expression of ideas arguments may be simplistic. Shows limited understanding of the text and/or produces answers which are too brief or generalised. There may be a tendency to paraphrase or translate parts of the text rather than to structure coherent answers. Displays some abilities to understand and communicate, but produces German which is unidiomatic and ungrammatica l. Vocabulary and syntax may be restricted, thus hampering expression. Shows little understanding of styles and registers, and struggles to express ideas and arguments clearly and accurately. Exhibits at best a very basic understandi ng of the text. Answers lack detail, reveal serious misreadings and/or contain irrelevant information. Exhibits an extremely limited capacity to understand and communicat e. The spoken German is basic, with a narrow range of vocabulary and syntactical structures, and contains serious errors. Struggles to express ideas and arguments clearly and accurately. There may also be interference from native and other languages. - 37 - DEPARTMENTAL STAFF with NOMINATED RESPONSIBILITIES IN 2007/08 Head of Department: Professor Susanne Kord Dr Judith Beniston (Acting Head – Term 1) Chair of Board of Examiners (B.A.): Chair of Board of Examiners (M.A.) Dept Careers Liaison Officer: Affiliate Student Tutor: Departmental Tutor: Dr Mererid Puw Davies Dr Stephanie Bird Dr Mark Hewitson Dr Geraldine Horan Dr Sebastian Coxon Dr Judith Beniston (Term 2) Dr Stephanie Bird Dr Lars Fischer Dr Geraldine Horan Dr Lars Fischer Dr Mark Hewitson Postgraduate Tutor: Year Abroad Tutor: Admissions Tutor: Dptl Equal Opportunities Liaison Officer Safety Officer: Departmental Administrator: Administrator for Languages & European Studies: Dr Mererid Puw Davies Raphaela Scholz Raphaela Scholz Ms Rachel Anderson OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT Arts & Humanities Faculty Tutor: Mr Robin (Bob) Allan Location: Arts & Humanities Faculty Office Professor John Foreman Location: 4 Taviton Street. 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