Participation

1. Regular active attendance.
2. Regular exercises, leading up to a presentation project about a specific topic.
3. Final test.

M.A. students who require an attendance signature (Teilnahmeschein) will be required to participate actively and complete the first two qualification components.

Presentation projects require attention to the following points:

1. Media: Use paper handouts and/or overhead transparencies (slides) and/or PowerPoint presentations. (If you need the projector or the beamer, please mention this the week before.)
2. Content: Structure your report with lists, tables, graphics, as well as texts, and give plenty of concrete examples from different languages.
3. Distribution: Paper handouts should be distributed in class before your report. Reduced-size copies of slides can be distributed before or after the report. PowerPoint presentations can be handed in and put on the web.
4. Style: If you have a slide or PowerPoint presentation, make sure that you do not cram too much information on to one page, and do not use fonts which are too small. The minimum font size should be 18pt to ensure good visibility.