Dear Gabriele Masato,

You have registered for a six-month online German course. During the first three months of this course you will be supported by a tutor. In the following, you will find out what you have to do to receive !"#$ points at the end of this course. %ufbau des &urses ' $tructure of Your "ourse #he module basis-deutsch A2 is composed of two chapters( )basis-deutsch %*-+ und basis-deutsch %*-*,, each with seven different units, which are again divided into one to two tas-s. #here are two different types of exercises within these tas-s( +. .$elbst-orrigierende /bungen0 )self-correcting exercises,( the system gives you an automated feedbac- or sample solutions for these exercises. You can chec- most of them directly in the online module simply by clic-ing the chec-mar- )1chec-1,. *. .#utoraufgaben0 )tutored exercises,( you can send these to your tutor who will correct them individually. . 2urthermore, there are tas-s to be solved in the .2orum0 and the chatroom. Your tutor starts a discussion to which you should react. 3nly for our learning activities in the chatroom, do you have to be online at the same time as your classmates and tutor. %ll other activities of the learning program can be done at a time of your choice within a given time period. Ihr #utor ' Your #utor Your tutor accompanies you during the three months mainly by written communication. 4e'$he will answer your 5uestions, help you with technical problems and send you your learning plan for each month. You will be wor-ing through chapter basis-deutsch %*-+ with your tutor. %fter the first three months, you will have three more months to wor- on basis-deutsch %*-* on your own. #he tutor will moderate the learning activities in the forum and chat and wor- on your oral expression in the voice chat. 2urthermore, he'she will correct and comment on the exercises within 67 hrs after you have sent them. 4e'$he can also chec- when and which self-correcting exercises you have wor-ed on and answer your 5uestions concerning the exercises. Ihre %ufgaben ' Your #as-s #o receive !"#$ points after the course, you have to( send 4 tutored exercises to your tutor work on the self-correcting exercises (70 pages) take an active part in at least 4 discussions in the Foru take an active part in at least ! chat sessions write a final test In addition your tutor will invite you to a non-mandatory monthly voice-chat session. Monatsplan ' Monthly 8lan #he course lasts three months. Your tutor will send you a learning plan at the beginning of each learning month. #his learning plan tells you about the recommended order of exercises and tas-s in the online course basis-deutsch A2-1 and the corresponding course boo- .$chritte International 30. $ome of the exercises are mar-ed as .#utoraufgaben0 )tutored exercises, which you have to send to your tutor by a certain date. 4e'$he will send them bac- to you with all the corrections and recommendations on how to improve your studying.

Your tutor will open a new theme in the 2orum each wee- and organi9e the meetings in the chatroom. #a-e part in at least 6 discussions in the forum and in at least * chat sessions. In order to improve your studying, it is best to use these activities regularly during the whole three months. 4ere are the units and activities for your course basis-deutsch A 2/1( "st Unit 1-3 Kennen lernen Zu Hause Guten Appetit! $elf-%orrecting &xercises 3ption Mandatory Due Dates : < + .<+.*<+6 ** *< + .<*.*<+6 *; *< + .< .*<+6 onth !nd Unit 4 + Arbeits!elt "port und #itness onth #rd Unit $ +% Karriere & Ausbildun' #este onth

'utored &xercises ('he tutor corrects the exercises() 3ption Mandatory Due Dates 0"(0"(!0"4 or 07(0"(!0"4 Foru 3ption Mandatory Due Dates %hat 3ption Mandatory Due Dates )oice-%hat Mandatory Final test %blauf ' 8rocedure *ptionally !0 inutes once a onth+ i(e( a total ti e of ,0 inutes in # onths 6 6 6 6 work on at least 4 foru 6 exercises * * *

send overall 4 exercises to the tutor 0"(0!(!0"4 07(0!(!0"4 0"(0#(!0"4 or 07(0#(!0"4

a new theme every 7 days

take part in at least ! chat sessions once a wee- for 6; minutes

-andatory final test

!very month you wor- according to the learning plan sent to you by your tutor. 8lease -eep the due dates in mind and be aware that there are four different types of activities you have to complete( the self-correcting exercises, the tutored exercises and activities in the forum and chatroom. 3nly if you complete all the mandatory tas-s and activities will you receive a certificate containing !"#$ points.