In order to pass this course a minimum of 5 out
of 10 in the final mark is required. A score of 4 out of 10 is the
minimum required in each of the following parts of the course (exam,
writing task, oral test).

Deadlines
for assignments are strict. Late arrivals will be penalised (25% off
final mark), unless they are duly justified. Plagiarized work will be marked with 0.

Active
participation in the different class activities, as well as all the
extra-credit material carried out by the students during the course,
could be awarded up to an extra 5% of the final mark. This can include
voluntary work, alternative readings or any other activity proposed and
accepted by students and teachers.

The students who do
not attend the official exam will be given a grade of NP (absent) if
they have not handed in more than 50% of the continuous assessment
activities

July opportunity: Those
students who are absent from or fail the official examination session
or those with less than a 4 in the writing assignments or in the
speaking test (even if the average is superior to 5) will have to sit
for the "second opportunity exam session" in July, where students can
retake those parts they have failed, exam( 50%) and the assessment of other skills (50%)

Students who are officially registered as part time,
and have been granted permission not to attend classes, as stipulated
in the regulations of this University, will be assessed in either of the
opportunities according to the same criteria specified for the second
opportunity. 

Students sitting the December exam (final exam brought forward) will be assessed according to the criteria specified for the July opportunity.

ADI
is a university office specialised in attending to members of the
university with special needs due to discapacity or other
differentiating situations with regard to the rest of the community.
Students can talk to Dr. Ana Veleiro for more information, or contact
ADI directly at http://www.udc.es/cufie/uadi/, or by phone ext. 5622, or via email: adi@udc.es.

July opportunity: Those
students who do not take or fail the official exam or get less than a 4 in each of the parts (even if the average is over 5)
will have to take the "second opportunity exam session" in July,
where students can retake those parts they have failed according to the following distribution: listening comprehension (15%), writing tasks (15%), reading comprehension (15%), speaking/interview (10%), project (10%), and written text (35%). These requirements also apply to the

opportunity.

Academic Exemption: Students who have enrolled part-time and  been granted exemption, as specified in the university regulations, will be assessed in December or July, according to the criteria applied in the July opportunity.   

ADI is a university office specialised in attending
to members of the university with special needs due to discapacity or other
differentiating situations with regard to the rest of the community. Students
can talk to Dr. Ana Veleiro or visit http://www.udc.es/cufie/uadi/ for more information, or contact ADI directly by phone ext. 5622, or via email: adi@udc.es