I'm taking a break from preparing for the looming final leg of the Studieprøve (which, for me, is tomorrow morning), as I realized that I haven't done a breakdown of this part of the exam.
So, it breaks down like this:
After we took the listening portion of the exam, we were handed a paper with a list of three umbrella topics, under each of which were a variety of possible directions to go in when talking about each topic. This time around, the umbrella topics are "sport's role in society," "the welfare state," and "public health in Denmark."
Unlike for the PD3, where we only needed to prepare a 2-minute presentation on a topic, for this exam we are expected to prepare three presentations, one for each umbrella topic. Each one needs to be 5 minutes long.
The day goes as follows: First, we come in and give a 1-minute presentation about ourselves (who we are, why we're taking module 6 Danish, what we're doing with our lives, etc.). We then choose, at random, one of 3 cards. That card will correspond to one of the umbrella topics we have prepared, and it's that presentation that we give. After that, we then take the remaining 20 minutes or so to have a discussion of the topic presented with the censor.
It's a lot more work that any of us expected. Because not only are we preparing 3 topics to present, we're also expected to know enough about each topic to discuss it for another 20 minutes after the presentation.
So, the exam sure does go out with a bang.
Luckily for me, I leave on Friday for a much needed trip back to the US to visit my family and friends. Even if I manage to forget every word of Danish that I've ever learned while I'm away, it's okay as long as I pass tomorrow, because I'll never have to take another Danish class EVER AGAIN.
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