Mündliche Prüfung 1

  • Due No due date
  • Points 16
  • Questions 1
  • Time Limit 20 Minutes

Instructions

For this oral exam, you have to work with your predetermined partner, which will be assigned by your instructor.  Your assignment is to have a spontaneous conversation with your partner, record it and then upload it to the course CANVAS site.  You can complete and upload the assignment any time during Tuesday, February 17 and Monday, February 23. The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 23, 6 PM.

Make a 30-minute appointment with your partner. You will need a computer with a microphone (we strongly recommend the Ballantine Hall language computer labs BH115, 117, 119).  If you are using your own computer and audio recording software, make sure to create a test recording file before accessing the assignment, in order to test the volume on playback and make any necessary adjustments.  If you are using the Ballantine language computer labs, follow the instructions at the bottom of the page in order to become familiar with the recording software before you start the quiz. You will be graded on pronunciation, task completion, how much you contribute, and correct language use/comprehensibility (in equal amounts).

Instructions for recording assignment: 

  1. After testing the recording software, one student should log into the G150 Canvas site. 
  2. In Module “6. Woche”, open the last assignment “Mündliche Prüfung 1”.  You will find these same instructions. 
  3. Once you click on “Take the Quiz” you will have a total of 20 minutes to read the actual instructions for the Mündliche Prüfung, make the recording with your partner, check the recording for audio quality, save the file to the computer as an .wma file (labelled “MP1_student 1 name_student 2 name”), and then upload (click on “Choose a file” next to “Upload” on the quiz) the file to the assignment. 
  4. After the first student logs out of Canvas, the other student will then log into the G150 Canvas site, go to the last assignment “Mündliche Prüfung 1” in Module “6. Woche”, click on “Take the Quiz”, and then upload the same recording file to the assignment.

Nota bene: There is only one submission per student.  You will not be allowed to change your recording once the file has been uploaded.  You are also responsible for the audio quality of the recording.  If the instructor is unable to hear the uploaded file, students will receive no grades, so be sure to test the file before uploading.


Instructions for testing the Ballantine Hall language lab recording software:

(for screen shot – http://www.iu.edu/~celtie/digital_audio_recording.html)

  1. Log into computer.
  2. Open Sanako.
  3. The red button is the record button and also the pause button, so if you need to pause to gather your thoughts, you can press the pause button and then press it again to resume recording.
  4. The square button is the stop button.
  5. Put on your headsets.
  6. Press record and say your name.
  7. Press stop.
  8. Press play; do you hear yourself?  If not make sure the headsets are plugged in and the microphone is close to your mouth.  Repeat steps 3-8.  If you still hear nothing, contact the lab personnel in BH120/121 for assistance.
  9. To save the recording, go to “File” in the upper left hand corner and go to “Save as”.
  10. Type in a name for your file, and select .wma as “Save as type”.
  11. Save it to the desktop.
  12. Open it from the desktop, in order to check playback before uploading the file.  You should also put it onto a flash drive or email it to yourself.
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