The student acquires the theoretical knowledge of the basic grammar of German and reinforces them with practical exercises in class and at home in a progression supervised by the teachers:

Oral communication is practiced, on the basis of theoretical grammar, through simple communication situations that progressively acquire a greater degree of difficulty.

Listening is practiced in class through the reading of texts appropriate to the level by the teacher and of recordings.

In order to exercise reading comprehension, reading strategies on written texts of the corresponding level are worked on in class.

The exercise of written communication is done through essays, written dialogues, etc. that the student will have to elaborate regularly at home, at the teacher's direction, and that this will correct.

Note: \"Within the teaching period established by the Faculty calendar, 15 minutes of class time will be reserved for students to complete the subject and teacher-assessment surveys.\"

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

This subject/module does not incorporate the single-assessment option.

Continuous assessment (= 50% of final grade)

a) The continuous assessment consists of following parts: vocabulary, partial examinations and essays.

b) There will be two partial exams, after lessons 8 and 10, which consist of the following parts: oral comprehension, written comprehension, grammar and vocabulary. Both exams must be passed with a minimum score of 5 out of 10.

c) You must run a vocabulary notebook following the teacher's instructions which must be handed in after every two lessons, with a minimum of 70%. The results will be evaluated with a grade from 7 to 10.

d) At the end of the lesson, it is compulsory to have completed the corresponding Quizlet exercises, with a minimum of 70%. The results will be evaluated with a score from 7 to 10.

e) There will be three essays, two at home and one in class.

f) The grade of the continuous assessment consists of the following parts: Vocabulary (Quizlet and vocabulary notebook) 15% + essays - 15% + two partial exams (10%+10%)

g) The final exam can only be taken if all the activities of the continuous assessment, which are obligatory, have been carried out.

II.) Final exam (= 50% of final grade)

1) All German language skills will be assessed: grammar, oral and written comprehension, oral and written expression.

2) In order to pass the final exam, each part of the final exam must be passed separately.

3) You must pass the final exam with a minimum score of 5 out of 10.

4) The subject is passed with a score of 5 out of 10 to the final grade, composed by the sum of the grades of the final exam and the continuous assessment.

5) Only students who have completed at least two-thirds of the assessment tasks are eligible for the re-assessment test.

6) The re-assessemnt thus consists of the suspended parts up to a maximum of 50% of the tasks of the continuous evaluation and the final exam. Written assignments may be re-assessed through second submission scheduled by the teaching staff, while failed sections of partial or final tests may be re-assessment during the end-of-course re-assessment test.

7) Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.

In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.

Score review process

On carrying out each assessment activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.

Important note for exchange students (Erasmus, etc.) on exams and other tests Erasmus and exchange students who request to bring forward an exam or any other type of assessment activity must present the teacher with an official document from their home university justifying their request.

Artificial Intelligence

This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.

PLAGIARISM

In the eventof a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject and it will not be possible to recover it.