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The Exam Format P . S. Langeslag Sign Up In FlexNow; and mark the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Exam Format P . S. Langeslag Sign Up In FlexNow; and mark the date in your agenda. Examination Environment ILIAS: Stud.IP Learning modules 120 minutes; clock starts when you press play but cutoff is 140 minutes afuer official start
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Examination Environment
ILIAS: Stud.IP → Learning modules ▶ 120 minutes; clock starts when you press play but cutoff is 140 minutes afuer official start ▶ No communication during the exam, and hence no questions ▶ No aids ▶ Plan a way of inputting þ, æ, ð ▶ Try the mock exam
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Exam Structure
- 1. Lecture exam (25% in B.EP
.204 / 33% in M.EP .02c — count 30 minutes)
- 2. Seminar exam (75% in B.EP
.204 / 67% in M.EP .02c — count 90 minutes)
(a) Commentary on a seen passage of Old English verse (30% of seminar exam) (b) Translation of an unseen passage of Old English prose (40% of seminar exam) (c) Discussion of a seen Middle English text (30% of seminar exam)
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Lecture Exam
Answer four out of sixteen questions.
Frequent Mistakes
▶ Misunderstanding the question
▶ Solution: answer four questions you are sure you have understood
▶ Answering too few questions
▶ Solution: write a Post-It “4/16”
▶ Answering too many questions
▶ Solution: write a Post-It “4/16”
▶ Writing overlong answers
▶ Solution: leave out the detail until you are done with everything else
Any one mistake significantly affects your overall score.
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Close Commentary
How to Prepare
▶ Study the feedback on your midterm commentary ▶ Study your translations and the model translations ▶ Study your notes on content, literary devices, etc. ▶ Read Wormald (esp. for Alfsed) and O’Carragain and North (for Rood) ▶ Write mock commentaries on a range of passages
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Translation
How to Prepare
Train your sightreading skills: be able to ▶ identifz verbs ▶ identifz subjects ▶ identifz objects ▶ identifz tense, number, case
Training Grounds
▶ Tutorials ▶ Old English Reading Group (see Stud.IP group) ▶ http://oldenglishaerobics.net and/or the readings in your textbook
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Discussion
How to Prepare
▶ Know the story ▶ Take notes on themes explored ▶ Write your own questions and answer them ▶ Know the character names
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