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Course-specific assessment system information
All learning activities are graded from 0-10.
The minimum grade required to pass each learning activity is 5 out of 10.
Check the end of assessment period and academic management calendar.
Continuous Assessment System
Requirements: unless they indicate to the contrary, all students will be assessed under this system.
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Block Name of Learning Activity Detailed description of Learning Activity Group or Individual Compulsory
Yes/No
% of mark
1 1-2 Applied activities

Activity 1: a press release
Activity 2: a feature article or an advertorial
Activity 3: a promotional leaflet or a press advert

Grades will be awarded for the quality of the work (register, creativity, presentation) as well as for the level of English.

Group Yes 60%
2 1-2 Exam

Written exam: vocabulary exercises; analysing a press advert or commenting on a text about a topic previously studied; writing a text from among those studied on the course.

Individual Yes 40%

 

Retake under the Continuous Assessment System
Requirements: students with final grades between 4.5 and 5 out of 10 qualify for the retake.

Name of Learning Activity Detailed description of Learning Activity % of grade
Written paper Producing a text from among those studied (chosen by the lecturer); to be given in on the day of the exam. 40%
Written exam Producing 2 texts from among those previously studied.
Grades will be awarded for the quality of the work (register, creativity, presentation) as well as for the level of English.
60%

 

Exam Only Assessment System
Requirements: students wishing to be assessed under the exam only system must submit a formal application within the time frame and in the format set out in the academic calendar.
Sequence Name of Learning Activity Detailed description of Learning Activity % of grade
1 Written exam

Producing 2 texts from among the registers studied, to be chosen by the lecturer: a text promoting a product or service / a press advert / a feature article / a blog post / an advertorial.

Completing a vocabulary exercise.
Grades will be awarded for the quality of the work (register, creativity, presentation) as well as for the level of English.

60%

 

 

40%

 

Retake under the Exam Only Assessment System
Requirements: students with final grades between 4.5 and 5 out of 10 qualify for the retake.
Nom activitat formativa Descripció detallada de l'activitat formativa % of grade
Written exam

Producing 2 texts from among those studied chosen by the lecturer.
Completing a vocabulary exercise.

100%