Teaching GuideTerm 2023/24
Faculty of Tourism
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Grao en Turismo
 Subjects
  First Modern Language I: English
   Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Supervised projects A35 A33 A29 A24 A17 A16 A15 A13 A6 A1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 There are four assignments to submit and each assignment will have a value of 5% of the final grade for a total of 20% of the course grade. The assignments are: 1) an explanation of a procedure related to tourism using the sequence linkers studied in class; 2) an outline itinerary to a destination outside of Spain and a text explaining it using the verbal tenses of the future (present simple, present continuous and future continuous); 3) A ten-section brochure written in the passive voice with general information about the destination mentioned in assignment number 2 as well as a ten-section active voice text with the same information explained orally to a group of tourists; and 4) a résumé and a cover letter for a professional position in tourism. All assignments will include: 1) instructions for completing and handing in the assignment; 2) a sample submission document which serves as a guide for completing the assignment successfully; 3) evaluation criteria (i.e. following instructions, correct use of grammar, proper spelling, capitalisation and punctuation); and 4) assignment deadlines. All assignments will be submitted and corrected via Teams. 20
Speaking test A1 A6 A13 A15 A16 A17 A29 A33 A35 B1 B5 B6 B7 C2 There will be two oral exercises: 1. The final oral presentation (30% of the grade) will be an itinerary to a destination outside of Spain, will have a minimum duration of five (5) minutes, will be public and/or recorded and in person. All students will submit their slides to Teams Assignments in the twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled presentation. The presentation will be evaluated based upon grammatical correctness, pronunciation, fluency, lexical appropriateness and length of presentation. 2. A job interview (10% of the final grade) will be the second oral exercise that will be in a group with another student or students. The interview will be recorded and submitted via Teams. The evaluation criteria include conducting the interview based upon the job description; as interviewer, engaging in small talk with the interviewee and asking grammatically correct questions in a logical order; as interviewee, answering questions appropriately with short answers; and finally, preparation, recording, and timely submission will be taken into account. 40
Objective test A35 A33 A29 A24 A17 A16 A15 A13 A6 A1 B1 B3 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 This final course review exercise represents 40% of the course grade and is a multiple-choice test administered through Teams. This is a face-to-face activity and only under exceptional circumstances will it be administered to students located off-site. The review exercise will consist of twenty questions with four (4) options to choose from, with one or more possible correct answers. If there is more than one correct answer, it will be necessary to match all the correct answers in order for the question to score. The exercise will have a time limit of fifty (50) minutes and the use of books and notes will be allowed during the exam. Questions will be based on the contents of the course. 40
 
Assessment comments

1.  A grade of 5 out of 10 is required to pass the evaluation.  

2.  Objective test:  Students accessing and submitting the exam from off-site locations without permission will receive the grade of zero (0) for the exercise.  Students needing a loaned computer for the exam should make arrangements at least one week prior to the exam date.  

3.  Supervised projects:  a) Due Dates:  All supervised projects have due dates which will be published at the beginning of the term.  b) Submission of Assignments:  All assignments must be submitted via Teams Assignments and be registered as "handed in" to be valid.  Submissions via email will not be accepted.    

4. Class attendance is obligaory.  

5.  Part time students and students exempt from class attendance:  The assessment will be the same as for full-time students, with the exception of the class attendance requirement, which is waived for students exempt from class attendance.

6.   Second Opportunity: Only the failed or not submitted parts of the first assessment will be repeated.   Failed assessment includes:  Hand-in assignments with grades of less than 2.5 out of 5 points; the job interview with a grade of less than 5 out of 10 points; the final oral presentation with a grade of less than 15 points out of 30; and the final course review exercise with a grade of less than 20 points out of 40.  This is only valid for the two opportunities of the current academic year. 

7.  The Second Opportunity Assessment Deadlines:  The assignments, the recorded job interview, and the oral presentation slides must be submitted before the written exam via Teams Assignments.    Final oral presentations will take place immediately following the written exam, unless otherwise notified.   

8.  Early Assessment:  The early assessment requirements are the same as the second opportunity assessment.  

9.  The Grade of "No Presentado" (NP):  The grade of "no presentado" will only be given to students who do not take part in any of the activities that form a part of the assessment system.   In all other cases, the final grade will be based upon the sum of all assessment activities and a grade of zero will be given for all incomplete activities.    

10.  Implications of plagiarism in carrying out the tests or evaluation activities: Once verified, plagiarism will directly result in the qualification of a fail for the assessment period in which the offense is committed and with respect to the subject in which it was committed. The student will be graded with a "fail" (numerical grade 0) in the corresponding evaluation of the academic year, whether it be on the first opportunity or on the second. If necessary, the qualification obtained in the first opportunity assessment may need to be modified.

11.  Attention to Diversity:  The subject may be adapted for students requiring the adoption of measures aimed at supporting diversity (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, learning or related to mental health). If applicable, the services available at the ADI (Unidade Universitaria de Atención a Diversidade) should be contacted within the official deadlines stipulated prior to each academic semester  (https://www.udc.es/cufie/ADI/, ext. 5622, adi@udc.es).  The ADI tutor from the Faculty of Tourism may be contacted as well.  

12.  Gender Perspective: According to the different applicable regulations for university teaching, the gender perspective must be incorporated in this subject (non-sexist language and bibliography of authors of both sexes will be used, etc). An effort will be undertaken to identify and modify prejudices and sexist attitudes and the environment will be influenced to modify them and promote values of respect and equality. Situations of discrimination based on gender must be detected and actions and measures to correct them will be proposed.  Students are invited to indicate their pronoun preferences in English.  

13. This Teaching Guide may undergo modifications due to unforeseen events that may occur during the development of the subject. In that case, students will be informed in advance and the modifications will be made public through the usual official channels (Teams, Virtual Campus, etc).
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