Continuous assessment (100%). Alternatively, continuous assessment (50%) + final test
(50%). As for the continuous assessment, regular class attendance is required.
Furthermore, students will have to complete a series of practical tasks, which may
include a combination of any of the following: text analyses, class presentations, writing
essays and small research projects. The following factors will be considered in the
assessment of these tasks: ability to summarize and combine information from different
sources, clarity in the presentation of ideas, accuracy in the use of specialized concepts
and terminology, involvement in seminars and group activities, rigor and originality in
the formulation of research proposals, and, finally, the use of an appropriate academic style. The final
test will consist in a series of questions related to the course contents.

The same assessment procedures will be applied in the case of students with an extra
opportunity or those retaking the course. In the case of students with an extra
opportunity, for the continuous assessment component, the student may be required to
repeat a selection of the activities done throughout the course or to complete some extra
tasks. As for those students with an official exemption of class attendance, continuous
assessment will be based on their eventual completion of the assignments set through
the virtual component of the course. These students must also sit the final written test (if
applicable) or, alternatively, complete an equivalent task (or set of tasks) specified by
the lecturers.