The student will have to carry out a continuous work throughout the course. Attendance to lectures will be used to contextualise the readings of the authors of the period and the proposed newspaper articles. As a general rule, the projects will be exposed in seminar sessions. Journal articles will be evaluated through the virtual forum. Students will complete a classroom activity related to the reading comprehension of an article or a book chapter.

Continuous Assessment

1. Qualitative participation in seminars, tutorials, and forums:
2. a) Seminars: 49% (7 seminars, each accounting for 7% of the final grade)
3. b) Tutorial: 1% (final tutorial)
4. Two multiple-choice tests
5. a) Test 1 (mid-semester): 15%
6. b) Test 2 (end of semester): 15%
7. Assessed classroom exercise (reading comprehension of texts): 20%

VERY IMPORTANT NOTES

• At the time of each assessment activity, the lecturer will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and the date for grade review.
• Once a student has completed more than 20% of the assessed components (equivalent to 20 points out of 100), they lose the possibility of being classified as “Not Assessed” and will instead receive a final grade of “Fail,” “Pass,” “Good,” “Excellent,” or “Honours,” depending on their mark.
• Should in-person assessments be impossible, their format will be adapted (without altering their weighting) to the possibilities offered by the UAB’s virtual tools. Assignments, activities, and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis, and/or exercise discussions via Teams, etc. The lecturer will ensure that students have access to these resources or will provide alternative options within their reach.
• If a student commits any type of irregularity that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade for a particular assessment activity, that activity will be graded 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may result. If several irregularities are detected in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.
• AI: Students may use Generative Artificial Intelligence in this course as a tool to support their effort and creativity (for searching for information and learning more efficiently).
• Exchange students: Exchange students who request to sit an examination earlier than scheduled must provide the teaching staff with a written document from their home institution justifying their request.
• Language accuracy: Spelling, grammatical, and lexical errors will be taken into account in written assignments. The penalty may range from 0.1 to 0.2 points for each error, deducted from the final grade of the assessment activity.
• Minimum grade requirement: To be eligible for reassessment, students must have obtained a minimum grade of 3.5/10.
• During the reassessment period, students may only retake the examination-type test(s) completed during the course.
• Any special circumstance or exception to these regulations must receive the lecturer’s prior approval.

Single Assessment

1. Attendance and participation in seminars and the final tutorial:
2. a) Attendance at 7 reading seminars: 21% of the final grade (each attendance accounts for 3% of the final grade).
3. b) Reading reports: 28% of the final grade (7 reports of between 4,000 and 5,000 characters, corresponding to 7 compulsory readings, each accounting for 4% of the final grade). These must be submitted on the day of the single assessment.
4. c) Tutorial: 1% (initial and/or final tutorial).
5. Multiple-choice test on theoretical content: 30% of the final grade. This will take place on the day of the single assessment.
6. Assessed classroom exercise (reading comprehension of texts): 20%. This will take place on the day of the single assessment.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTES

• If a student commits any type of irregularity that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade for a particular assessment activity, that activity will be graded 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may result. If several irregularities are detected in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.
• AI: Students may use Generative Artificial Intelligence in this course as a tool to support their effort and creativity (for searching for information and learning more efficiently).
• Exchange students: Exchange students who request to sit an examination earlier than scheduled must provide the teaching staff with a written document from their home institution justifying their request.
• Language accuracy: Spelling, grammatical, and lexical errors will be taken into account in written assignments. The penalty may range from 0.1 to 0.2 points for each error, deducted from the final grade of the assessment activity.
• Minimum grade requirement: To be eligible for reassessment, students must have obtained a minimum grade of 3.5/10.
• During the reassessment period, students may only retake the multiple-choice test.
• Any special circumstance or exception to these regulations must receive the lecturer’s prior approval.