In order to improve students’ listening, writing, speaking and reading skills, the course will be organized as follows: 

1.READING

During the course’s seminars, students will be expected to read, analyse and made written and oral exercises on readings. The classes are not passive and students are expected to actively contribute to and participate in class discussions as well as being able to relate readings’ content to the knowledge acquired throughout the course. 

2. WRITING

To improve their ability to write a text in English by using an academic style, students are expected to complete at home some written assignments and, at the end of the course, a final written exam.

3. LISTENING

Many listening activities (watching videos and documentaries in English and listening to records on topics related to the course’s content) and practice tests will be carried out throughout the course and during the seminars in order to improve students’ listening skills. 

4. SPEAKING

Finally, to improve their speaking skills, students are expected to give oral presentations on the topics agreed on the seminars and, at the end of the course, they will present their teamwork.

Notice that classes are not passive and students are expected to actively contribute to and participate in class discussions, as well as to complete the tasks and exercises assigned by the teacher. 

English level will be taken into account, if possible, in order to distrubute students into group seminars.

* Students will do a commun project based on the methodologies mentionedabove. It will be explained at the beginning of the course. 

Attendance and Evaluation requirements:

1. Attendance

Attendance in class is extremely important. 100% attendance is obligatory. Justified absences are not negatively computed as long as a) they are for serious reasons and unavoidable (e.g., illness, death in the immediate family, and similars), and b) they are documented. Attending other instructional activities related to the degree would be considered a justified absence as long as it is approved previously by the professor and attendance at the activity is documented.

If absent (justified or not), students are responsible for the work done in class and any homework assigned.

Students who do not attend 80% of classes will not pass the subject.

2. Continuous evaluation

Evaluation will be based on active/proactive participation in class and completion of written and oral assignments both within the classroom and at home. Students will receive continuous feedbacks throughout the course in order to improve their level of English. The results on the various evaluated tasks will give clear indications to students as to the areas they need to improve.

In all evaluated aspects, students will be evaluated on their knowledge of criminological concepts presented throughout the course and their ability to express and discuss these concepts accuratelyand efficiently in English.

3. Requirements to pass the course

Students must have an average of 5/10 on the evaluated tasks a in order to pass the course. However, Students need to get in the Exam and in the project a 5 or more.

A student that cheats or attempts to cheat in the exam will get a 0, loosing the right to a second chance. Plagiarism will conduct to a fail of the examand, incase of recidivism, the student will receive a fail mark.

Restricted AI use: For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information search, text correction or if there is an activity that requires it. The student will have to clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The AI in no case can involve the unique and final result of a delivery, cannot replace the intellectual task of the students. The non-transparency of the use of AI in this evaluable activity will be considered lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater penalties in cases of severity.

Not Assessable students. In case any student cannot present enough activities to be evaluated could be considered as not assessable (art 266.9 Normativa acadèmica UAB) In particular: \" Students will be evaluate if they have presented 2/3 of the activities expeted to deliver. In case they do not achieve this amount, professors could consider the given student as not assessable.

4. Others

Written assignements failing to be delivered within the deadline won't be accepted.

Justified absences due to reasons of force majeure or illness must be documented through an official certificate in order to be deemed as valid justifications.

Classes start on time. Late arrival is not admitted, neither leaving the class before the end, without a reasonable justification.

5. Unique Evaluation

Students taking final evaluation may need to demonstrate having learned all the contents and skills spected for the subject. Evaluative activities may consist in diferent parts ( exams):

1. Written theoretical activity 40 %

2. Practical written activity 40 %

3. Theoretico-practical oral activity 20 %

In case of failure there is a resit exam/activity. More info about the final evaluation system will be given on moodle at the beginning of the course.