• Assistance to theoretical classes led by the teacher.
• Comprehensive reading of texts.
• Carrying out analyzes and reviews.
• Personal study

It is recommended that students consult the following resources when preparing academic assignments:

- Com citar i elaborar una bibliografia

- Argumenta. Linguistic and communicative competences in academic contexts

- Guia pràctica (català)

- Guía práctica (español)

*Teaching sessions and their contents are protected under intellectual property and data‑protection regulations. Recording, reproducing, or distributing classes or participants’ contributions is not permitted without explicit authorization. Any recording requires prior approval.

**Students may only enter the classroom during the first 5 minutes of the session and may only leave during the final 5 minutes. Eating or drinking is not allowed during class. Mobile phones may not be used while the session is in progress.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

General Considerations

• Assessment systems will be adapted, when necessary, for students with specific educational needs, as certified through the required report issued by the Equality and Diversity Service (PIUNE). Such adaptations will not entail any reduction in the academic standards required.
• Students will be assessed on the knowledge acquired, their command of key concepts, and the appropriate use of the discipline’s vocabulary. Maturity of thought, structure, and formal correctness in written work (exams, practical exercises, and assignments) will also be evaluated.
• Written activities will take into account orthographic, syntactic, and lexical errors. Penalties may range between 0.1 and 0.2 points per error applied to the final grade. Repeated errors may deduct up to 2 points. Errors in writing, cohesion, vocabulary, or presentation may deduct up to an additional 1 point.
• All written work must include a bibliography, footnotes, and references to the sources consulted, following the ISO690 Chicago style.
• The schedule of assessment activities cannot be modified, and all tasks must be submitted within the established deadlines. Dates for in‑class assessments and assignment submissions will be communicated to students with sufficient notice. Any assessment task not completed or not submitted will receive a 0 for the purposes of grade calculation.
• In cases of accredited chronic or acute illness, students have the right to request a postponement within the limits of the academic calendar. Such requests must be submitted at least seven days in advance, with the corresponding documentation. When the cause is unforeseen force majeure, the request may be submitted after the scheduled date of the assessment, provided that documentation is presented within three working days. This includes, for example, birth or adoption, or the death of a partner or a family member up to second degree. In cases of illness or other circumstances, documentation must clearly demonstrate that the student was unable to complete the assessment at the scheduled date and time. The instructor may consider other circumstances not explicitly listed above.
• Erasmus/Exchange students who need to leave before the scheduled assessment dates must provide official documentation from their home university addressed to the Exchange Coordinator of the Degree, certifying a calendar requirement (overlap with academic activity at the home institution).
• At the time of each assessment activity, the instructor will inform students of the procedure and date for grade review (via Moodle). During assessments, instructors may request student identification, which must be verified through the student card, DNI, NIE, or passport.
• The practical activity (10% of the final grade) will not require prior notice and cannot be retaken.
• Indiscriminate and undeclared copying of written or oral sources (Internet, books, assignments, etc.) will result in a 0 for the affected activity. Repeated offenses may result in the same final grade for the course. Any irregularity that may significantly alter the grade of an assessment will result in a 0 for that assessment, regardless of any disciplinary process that may follow. Multiple irregularities will result in a 0 as the final course grade.
• In exceptional circumstances (pandemic, climate crisis, etc.) preventing in‑person assessments, the format will be adapted (maintaining the same weighting) to the possibilities offered by UAB’s virtual tools. Homework, activities, and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis, and/or exercise discussions via Moodle, Teams, etc. Instructors will ensure that students can access these tools or will provide alternative means within their reach.

Assessment

Students will not be allowed to enter the classroom if the exams or exercises have begun.

The course is passed if the weighted average of all assessable evidence is 4.9 or higher. If the average is lower, a resit is available, provided the student has obtained a minimum grade of 3.5. The resit will consist of a comprehensive exam covering the entire course, with a maximum possible grade of 5.0.

Students who submit less than 33% of the assessable evidence will be considered “Not assessable” and may not take the resit.

Continuous Assessment

• Exams (35% + 35%)
• Reading Test: 20%
• Classroom Practical Activity: 10%
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Single Assessment

Single assessment will take place on one date, which may coincide with the dates reserved for continuous assessment. The same resit system applies as in continuous assessment. Students opting for single assessment must demonstrate that they have acquired the same competencies as those following continuous assessment. Choosing single assessment does not exempt students from attending class.

• Exam (on the date of the second midterm): 70%
• Reading Test: 20%
• Oral Presentation: 10%

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted as part of the development of coursework, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution from the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. Students must: (i) identify which parts were generated using AI; (ii) specify the tools used; (iii) include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final outcome.

Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in a 0, with no possibility of resit, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.