Projects- Design and Evaluation

Since our Courses for Credit are project-based, students are expected to complete a final project. The final project is usually geared towards the students’ interest, so they will differ in terms of description and requirement. Below is an example of final exam prompts for several language classes.

Korean 4 A/B

Students along with the guidance of their instructor will visit the website, “Joseon Royal Palace”, http://royalpalaces.cha.go.kr//. They will create a presentation comparing two different palaces by the popular Joseon Dynasty Korean palaces of their choice. In addition, the students must be able to tell their instructor why the palace is culturally significant or what the article says about the period historically and culturally as well as the palace at that time. The assignment is to be mailed to the instructor in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint presentation must contain at least 8 slides detailing: the name of the palaces chosen and a brief biography of each palace. The student must ensure pictures of the two pieces of the palace being compared are included in the presentation. The student describes the palace in descriptive detail as well as the historical period and what the palace reveals about the history and culture of the artist. The assignment must be turned at the student’s final session with the instructor.

Spanish 3 A/B

Students will create a presentation about a future career they think they would like to have and how they would go about getting to that career. Students can discuss, where they would get the education for the career, talk about ways of getting the job, describe skills and abilities needed to perform the job, and explain how that career may help their community. The assignment is to be mailed to the instructor in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

The PowerPoint presentation must contain at least 8 slides detailing: the name of the future career, the functions of the career, how to get into that career (education), how to get a job in that field, skills needed to complete the job and how the career may help their communities in the future.  Any additional information is also welcome.  Students must include all phrases in Spanish as well as ample pictures. The assignment must be turned in within a week after the student’s final session with the instructor.

German 1 A/B

Students will engage in ongoing research (in English) of a German-speaking country’s language, culture, politics, history, society, and geography, a digital Kulturtagebuch ‘culture diary & scrapbook.’ It is suggested that the student focus on the country that their instructor is from so that they can gain additional information and insight from their personal connection. The assignment is to be mailed to instructor in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

The PowerPoint presentation must contain at least 8 slides detailing: culture (including arts and music), holidays, politics/political systems, geography, important or famous people from/in that country, main sources of development (exports/imports), religions and currency.  Any additional information is also welcome.  Students must include some German phrases they have learned, as well as ample pictures. The assignment must be turned in within a week after the student’s final session with the instructor. Students are welcome to depart from an aspect that peaked their personal interest during an online session and expand further on that aspect. Students are also encouraged to express their opinion of what they learned and draw comparisons between these new cultural aspects and their own culture of origin.

Project Rubrics

A Final Project rubric can be found on the lesson note.