Teaching GuideTerm 2023/24
Faculty of Tourism
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Grao en Turismo (a distancia)
 Subjects
  Modern Language: English
   Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Mixed objective/subjective test A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Final written test comprising ANY combination of the following:
vocabulary exercises
reading comprehension
translation ES-EN of short texts
description of graphs illustrating tourism trends
composition and/or summary.
60
Speaking test A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C6 C7 Final speaking exam in which students will be asked to present and talk about a brief route around a tourist destination, describing the built and environmental heritage based on the structures and vocabulary covered during the course
10
Workshop A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C6 C7 Tasks submitted for continuous assessment.

Any combination of the following written tasks (15%)
Reading comprehensions, summaries, compositions, descriptions of trends and graphs; descriptions of a destination / tourist attraction; use of English exercises
Any combination of the following speaking tasks (15%)
Describing graphs / talking about trends in the tourism industry
Talking about gastronomy, food fairs and festivals, etc.
Describing a destination
Talking about the tourism industry
30
 
Assessment comments

Students are required to contribute actively in the classes, which are designed as a resource to encourage them to acquire and assimilate the contents.

 
FIRST SESSION

-Students MUST pass (50%) all assessment sections (objective test, workshop and oral test) to pass the subject.

-If they obtain a failing grade on any of these sections and even though the sum is greater than 5, the final grade for this session will not be higher than 4.5 out of 10.
 
Students with a waiver on attendance 



Students with a waiver on attendance will be assessed in accordance with
the section referring to the first session. Students must contact the teaching
staff as soon as they have received official notification of the waiver. 
 
SECOND SESSION

The same assessment method applies for t he second opportunity. Students will therefore be required to retake those sections of the subject in which they did not obtain a passing grade or that they did not undertake.
 
This is ONLY valid for the two opportunities corresponding to the current academic year.  

Early exam session

In the case of the early examination session, students must take a written exam (70%) and an oral test (30%).

ABSENT 



Only those students that have
not taken part in any of the activities and tasks that comprise the overall
assessment of the subject will receive the consideration of ABSENT

Academic dishonesty/ plagiarism implication

Proven fraudulent practice in exams or assessment activities will automatically imply a failing grade for the corresponding exam session and subject. The student will be graded with e "fail" (numerical grade 0) for the corresponding academic year, regardless of
whether the offence is committed in the first or second session. In this sense,
the grade for the first session may be modified, if necessary.

Diversity

Students may request measures aimed at
supporting diversity (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, learning or mental
health-related). They should contact, the services available at the UDC, the
Diversity Attention Unit (https://www.udc.es/cufie/ADI/apoioalumnado/) or,
failing that, the tutor with responsibility for diversity at the Faculty of
Tourism, within the time period stipulated for each teaching session.

Gender perspective









In accordance with the
various regulations governing university teaching, it is necessary to
incorporate a gender perspective into this subject. This includes, among other
measures, the use of non-sexist language, bibliographies that are inclusive
from a gender perspective, and encouraging participation from all students in
class, regardless of their gender. We will pay particular attention to
identifying and addressing sexist prejudices and attitudes. We will actively
work towards the modification of this environment and the promotion of values
of respect and equality. Our efforts will focus on detecting cases of gender
discrimination and implementing appropriate actions to rectify such
cases.  


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