The Exam Format P . S. Langeslag
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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
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)
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.
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
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
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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