IMPORTANT

In order to pass this course a minimum of 5 out
of 10 in the final mark is required. A mark of 4 out of 10 is the minimum
required in each of the following parts of the subject: exam, writing tasks,
speaking. The project (10%) is not compulsory but it highly recommended

Deadlines for assignments are strict. Late submissions
will be penalised (25% off final mark), unless they are duly justified.

Assignments including plagiarized material will be
marked with 0.  For the detection of plagiarism, all lecturers now
have access to the application Turnitin, which recognises papers submitted
previously by other people (or the student him/herself) at this
university or other universities.  

Active participation in the different class
activities, as well as all the extra-credit activities carried out by the
students during the course, may be awarded a maximum additional 5% on top
of the final mark. This may include voluntary assignments, alternative
readings or any other activity proposed and accepted by students and teachers.

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: Students who
fail to attend or pass the official examination session in May/June or those
with less than a 4 in the writing assignments or in the speaking test (even if
the overall average is superior to 5) will be required to take the "second
opportunity exam session" in July, where students can retake the parts
they have failed, according to the following distribution of percentages: Exam
(50%), writing tasks (20%), project (10%), oral interview (20%).

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.