pre-SSP

Spring semester

Positives:

  • Happy with course structure

  • Enjoy speaking opportunities in class, the more conversational/debate aspect is better than last semester

Negatives:

  • Grammar heavy (I would personally disagree)

  • Too reliant on the textbook and lessons are too textbook-based; not enough room to develop ideas or freely converse; when a student is struggling, we don’t seem to have enough time to go over the difficulty and go straight back to the textbook

Suggestions for improvement:

  • more resources for vocabulary (we do have the vocab list in the textbook, but I think it would be useful to have the English translations provided; or more useful phrases) → Quizlet has an AI feature that provides the translation and conjugations; Conny suggests looking at the texts in the textbook alongside the vocab list (printed off and annotate as you go) or the slides

  • MLANG "quatschen" outside of university e.g. in a cafe. Maybe also tips from older students, like a Q+A drop in. → Friday socials (mainly made up of a small group of 2nd years)

Assessments:

  • Students use the briefs and feel confident using them

  • One student suggested “Perhaps including a starting point for research/how to plan effectively for the assessment.”

Attendees:

  • Guy (1st Year, Beginner)

  • Emily (2nd Year, ex-Advanced)

  • Paula (Final Year)

  • Theo (Final Year and Chair)

Next events:

  • last SSP on the 15th April (open to all reps)

  • MLANG celebration event on the 15th April → poem reading?

  • German Society hike on the 10th May (Sunday) (date might change)