• Lectures.

• Home reading.

• Student presentations.

• Group work in class.

• Virtual Campus.

• Films.

• Tutoring.

• Writing personal reflections on the course content.

• Answering questions on the course content.

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.

Continuous Assessment:

1. An essay on Stefan Zweig's book: Castellio contra Calvino (20%).
2. A presentation (20 min.) (20%).
3. Writing a fictional autobiography: My life if I had been born in the Xth century in place X. (10%)
4. 3 Reflections on own learning outcomes (2 x 15% v+ 1x 20%).

The maximum time to provide feedback and report grades is three weeks. All continuous assessment tasks may be retaken and will take place at home or in class. If a student achieves a final mark of 4.9 in the continuous assessment, this mark is rounded up to 5.

Single Assessment:

1. Summaries and reflections on one's own learning outcomes from the course material covered in class. 40%.

2. Submission of a PowerPoint presentation with audio on a previously agreed-upon topic (20%).

3. Submission of answers to the professor's questions on various texts (20%).

4. Submission of an essay on Stefan Zweig's book: Castellio contra Calvino (20%), according to the professor's instructions (20%).

The same recovery system as for continuous assessment will be applied.

Very important! The use of electronic devices (cell phones, laptops, and others) in class is not permitted! Notes must be taken on paper. Students must bring the texts (finished) to class every day, according to the updated class schedule.

Active participation in class is mandatory. If, exceptionally, physical presence is not possible, students are responsible for independently obtaining the material presented by the teacher and are required to demonstrate, through written work and under the teacher's supervision and supervision, that they have worked independently on the class or the subject in question. Absence from class for more than 20% of the classes (or more than 20% of the written work for classes with absences) must be compensated with an extra assignment on a topic in German history or literature, approximately 5 pages in length. If the student is absent for more than 40% of classes (or the respective assignments), the conditions for an assessment are no longer met, and the grade will be \"non-assessable\" or the student will be assigned a single assessment.

Each assessment section must be passed with a minimum grade of 5 (out of 10). If this minimum requirement is not met, the test must be repeated during the make-up weeks. The tests are given on the indicated date or during the make-up weeks. If the student fails the make-up section, the final grade will be a fail.

At the time of each assessment activity, the teacher will inform students (Moodle) of the procedure and date for grade review.

Presentations must be submitted on the date specified in the updated schedule (which is constantly updated!); presentations cannot be presented outside the historical or cultural context of the syllabus. If you do not present the presentation on the scheduled day or fail it, you must make up this part of the assessment by writing a 15-page essay on the same topic during the make-up weeks.

To be admitted to the resit examination, students must have an average mark of 3.5 and must have been assessed in activities that account for at least two-thirds of the total mark for continuous assessment. If the percentage of failed sections exceeds 40%, the course is failed.

The student will receive a “not assessable” grade if they have not submitted more than 30% of the assessment tasks.

Presentations must be presented on the day scheduled in the updated schedule (which is constantly updated!); presentations outside of their historical or cultural context cannot be presented. The presentation should last approximately 15-20 minutes; if the topic is for two people, it should last 30-40 minutes.

If the presentation is not submitted that day, the presentation will be considered a missed presentation, and this part of the assessment must be made up with a 10-page essay on the same topic during the make-up weeks.

All Word files containing reflections on the lectures and presentations must be compiled into a single Word file, sorted by date and topic. Remember to include your first and last name in the file header.

All sections of the assessment must be completed, submitted, and passed, both in the continuous assessment and the single assessment.

The languages taught are Spanish and Catalan.

The presentations will be in Spanish, Catalan, and English.

Written assignments can be in the following languages: German, Catalan, Spanish, English, French, or Italian.

VERY IMPORTANT:

Total or partial plagiarism in any of the exercises will automatically be considered a FAIL (0) for the plagiarized exercise. If this situation is repeated, the entire course will be failed. PLAGIARISM is copying a text from unidentified sources, even a single sentence or more, and passing it off as one's own work. (THIS INCLUDES COPYING PHRASES OR EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERNET AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADDING THEM WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXT PRESENTED AS ONE'S OWN.) It is a serious offense. It is important to learn to respect the intellectual property of others and always identify the sources that may be used. It is essential to take responsibility for the originality and authenticity of one's own text.

If students commit any irregularities that could lead to a significant change in the grade for an assessment, the assessment will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities occur in the assessments for the same subject, the final grade for that subject will be 0.

If the tests cannot be administered in person, their format will be adapted (maintaining their weighting) to the possibilities offered by the UAB's virtual tools. Homework, activities, and class participation will be conducted through forums, wikis, and/or exercise discussions via Teams or other platforms, ensuring that all students have access to them.

Note for Erasmus students:

Erasmus students requesting to advance an exam must present their instructor with a written document from their home university justifying their request.

Use of AI:

This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks authorised by the teacher. Other specific situations may be contemplated, as deemed appropriate by the teacher.

The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome of the activity.

Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.