IMPORTANT

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). Doing the project (10%) is not mandatory but is highly recommended.

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

Pieces of work including plagiarized material will be marked with 0. To detect plagiarism, the application Turnitin could be used. This application recognises papers previously turned in 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 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, according
to the following distribution of percentages: Exam (50%), writing tasks (20%), project (10%), oral interview (15%), extra activity replacing attendance (5%).

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.