Course Requirements and Grading

Attendance policy:

  • Attendance is mandatory: Learning a foreign language requires daily engagement and immersion with the target language and culture.
  • Each session offers something new and no textbook  is used comprehensively.
  • Classwork is done through pair and team work and each student has a responsibility towards their teammates.
  • Students are allowed to miss no more than FOUR classes during the term. The final grade of students with more than FOUR absences will be adversely affected. 
  • Individual/pair/group online assignments are mandatory.
  • All assignments MUST be turned in on the day they are due. Students absent that day must turn in assignments on the day they return to class or submit online scanned or audio work. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that they know what the homework assignment is.
  • Quizzes are announced or unannounced, they consist of the following parts: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and culture, as well as discreet grammar questions. No make-up quizzes are given. 

Please consult the Academic Integrity page: https://cas.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/cas/academic-integrity.html

GRADING:

  • A:    93-100
  • A – : 90-92
  • B + : 87-89
  • B:     83-86
  • B – : 80-82
  • C + : 77-79
  • C:     73-76
  • C – : 70-72
  • D + : 67-69
  • D:     63-66
  • D – : 60-62

Class Participation: 25% Classwork involves group and pair activities and each student is expected to participate in these activities. This grade is based on the quantity and quality of student participation.

Final Exam and/or Final Project: 25% Final exam is usually a take home group project and a presentation as well as a final exam. The instructor informs specific dates. Due dates are during the last week of instruction.

Homework and Quizzes: 25% The goal of the daily homeworks and weekly quizzes is to support student engagement with the language and culture. This grade is based on the quantity and quality of student performance.

Projects: 25% These projects involve reading, writing and aural performance. Despite of team work individual contribution is defined (checklist for each contributor) and evaluated based on rubrics.