Teaching GuideTerm
Faculty of Philology
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Grao en Inglés: Estudos Lingüísticos e Literarios
 Subjects
  North American Literature through its Texts
   Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Document analysis A9 A15 A18 B9 B8 B7 B5 B3 B2 B1 Close-reading and critical analysis of texts. Critical thinking will be especially valued, as well as appropriate use of textual evidence to prove a certain point. The teacher will also take into account the ability to apply certain concepts and theories to the text being analysed. Last but not least, students are expected to comply with the linguistic requirements in this degree, namely, an advanced level of competence in the English language. 30
Mixed objective/subjective test A6 A7 A9 A15 A18 B5 B7 This type of test will assess the student's ability to understand and approach a literary text critically by asking questions about those texts analyzed in class. In addition, students will have to prove that they have grasped the main concepts, and that they can apply such concepts and critical tools to literary texts. When assessing and marking these exams, the teachers will also take into account the student's linguistic competence in English. These tests can include short-answer questions as well as longer exercises. 40
Supervised projects A6 A8 A10 A15 B6 B10 C4 This collaborative project will be organized around student teams (3-4 students per group). Each team will choose a book from the list provided by the teacher at the beginning of the term. In April and May, the students in each team will prepare a “project topic” under the teacher’s supervision, and they will organize discussion forums for their classmates to join and take part in. Once these forums are closed, each team will write a report summarizing the debate and the most relevant conclusions. The aim of this project is to encourage critical thinking, since the students will pay close attention to a specific text and topic, reflect on it and convey their own opinions. Due to the collaborative and collective nature of this project, team-work skills will be very important, just as the communicative and linguistic skills shown both in the elaboration of the project and the oral presentation of the results. 30
 
Assessment comments

To pass the subject, students should obtain 5 points out of 10, after adding up each part of the assessment procedure. In addition, the student needs to have at least 4 out of 10 in each of the three assessment sections or categories. Active participation in the different class activities, as well as additional "extra-credit" activities 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 the teacher).

PLAGIARISM: When assessing the students' essays, the teacher will pay attention to possible cases of plagiarism; to that effect, she can interview the students about their written work or use tools like TURNITIN, in order to detect wrong citations, plagiarism or any other type of fraud. Should this occur, the rules for plagiarism will be applied. (See "Normas de avaliación, revisión e reclamación das cualificacións dos estudos de grao emestrado universitario"). TURNITIN recognises papers previously turned in by other people (or the student him/herself) at this university or other universities, as well as other bibliographic and Internet materials.

Grade "NON PRESENTADO": Only those students who do not sit for the June or the July finals, and/or have not completed the 50% will obtain the NP grade. 

SECOND OPPORTUNITY (JULY): Those students who have not reached 4 out of 10 points in each of the three assessment sections, even if the overall addition is 5 or higher, will have to go to the finals in July in order to pass the subject. In this opportunity, students will have to prove they have acquired the required skills by doing the following: 1) a written exam similar to that of the first opportunity (40% of the final mark); 2) extra exercises of analysis and close reading (30%); 3) an oral test (30%).

EXEMPTION (DISPENSA ACADÉMICA): Those who are officially registered as part-time students, and have been granted permission not to attend classes, as stipulated in the regulations of this University, should contact the teacher at the beginning of the course. These students 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.

Diversity: the university provides a service known as ADI (Atención á diversidade) specializing in helping "os membros da comunidade universitaria con necesidades especiais derivadas da discapacidade ou doutras formas de diferenza fronte á poboación maioritaria". Those students interested in this service should contact the ADI office at adi@udc.es.
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