General Methodology

This subject has no weekly in-class teaching activities. The teaching methodology is based on the activities detailed in the table. TFGs are done individually. Students on an Erasmus stay may do their TFG in their guest university, except for the oral presentation, which will be done at the UAB and obtain full recognition of their TFG done in the guest university as any other subject.

Students who enroll in the TFG (Final Degree Project) for the second time or have a justified personal circumstance may complete the TFG during the first semester of the 4th year. This option will only be possible if they obtain prior consent from the TFG coordination.

Supervisor/topic assignment

• Combined Degree students have to choose a branch of knowlege to carry out their TFG.
• The list of supervisors and topics offered will be published during the month of September on Moodle.
• Students will fill in a pre-registration google form and choose 10 preferences (5 preferences per branch).
• Pre-registration forms must be completed considering the deadlines established in the TFG calendar (see Calendar).
• Supervisors will be assigned in November according to transcript average marks.
• The list of assigned supervisors will be published in November.

TFG Calendar 2026-2027

Semester B

• July 2026: Registration period.
• 1^st – 16^th October 2026: Supervisor and topic preferences to be manifested.
• 19^th October – 13^th November 2026: Supervisor and topic assignment.
• 16^th November 2026: publication of supervisor.
• 18^th June 2027 at 14:00: Due date for final TFG version (students completing their TFG in the Department of English must submit it by 11th June).
• 28^th June– 2^nd July 2027: TFG oral presentations.

Semester A (exceptional cases)

• 21^st September 2026: Deadline to request to do the TFG in semester with the conditions specified in each syllabus.
• 22^nd – 30^th September 2026: Supervisor and topic assignment.
• 25^th January 2027: Due date for final TFG version.
• 1^st – 5^th February 2027: TFG oral presentations.

Oral presentation

The oral defence examination panel will be composed of two members (neither of whom may be the supervisor of the defended Final Degree Project). One member will be a specialist from the department in which the TFG has been completed, and the other will be a member from the department in which the TFG has not been completed, who will assess the student’s linguistic competence in the language of that department.

The student will have 15 minutes to present the TFG, followed by a maximum of 20 additional minutes to answer questions and address any requirements posed by the examiners.

The oral presentation must be delivered in the language of the department in which the TFG is submitted, except for the conclusions, contribution of the study, and future research, which must be presented in the other language of the degree combination.

Each examiner’s grade will account for 20% of the final mark, and each will use different assessment rubrics. The member from the department where the TFG has been completed will follow that department’s rubrics for the oral presentation. The other member, from the department where the TFG has not been completed, will use a shared rubric across all philology degree programmes, which includes both the assessment of the written component (10% of the final project) and the oral component (10% of the final project).

Specific methodology

1. Extended Abstract

Students must include an extended abstract (between 5 and 8 pages) in their Final Year Project (TFG). The extended abstract must be written in the language of the degree combination other than the language in which the TFG has been written (Language 2). It should include the objectives, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions of the study.

Linguistic competence and academic language use in both languages of the degree programme will be assessed by an examination board composed of evaluators in both languages.

The extended abstract must be included in the same document as the Final Year Project. It should be placed at the beginning of the document, immediately after the Index. The document must first include the Abstract (approximately 150 words) in Language 1, followed by the Extended Abstract (5–8 pages) in Language 2.

The extended abstract should provide a concise synthesis of the main sections of the project (objectives, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions) and include the essential references already cited in the main text, following the same referencing style used throughout the project.

Tables and figures should not be included in the extended abstract, as they are already presented in the main body of the project written in Language 1. However, they may be referred to where appropriate. If the extended abstract includes quotations in their original language, a translation should be provided in a footnote.

Failure to comply with the required length (fewer than 5 pages or more than 8 pages) will be taken into account in the assessment of the Final Year Project.

2. Oral Defence

The oral defence will consist of a presentation of up to 15 minutes, followed by a question-and-answer session of up to 20 minutes with the examination board.

During the presentation, the final section, including the conclusions, the contribution of the study, and future research, must be delivered in Language 2, that is, the language of the degree combination in which the Final Degree Project has not been written.

The following structure is recommended:

• Introduction and rationale.
• Objectives.
• Methodology.
• Main findings.
• Conclusions, contribution of the study, and future research.

After the presentation, the examination board may ask questions about any aspect of the project. In addition to questions related to the content of the study, examiners may also address the bibliography, the methodology, and the grammatical and linguistic features of the language used in the project. Students are expected to answer the questions clearly, accurately, and in a well-reasoned manner.

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 aspects of TFG assessment

The Final Degree Project (TFG) must be written and defended orally in one of the two main languages of the degree in which the student is enrolled, depending on the department where the project is submitted.

The assessment of the TFG consists of two main components:

• A written essay (60%)
• An oral presentation (40%)

Given that assessment is continuous, part of the written essay grade (between 10% and 20%) will correspond to the monitoring of the student’s work throughout the semester by the supervisor.

In order to be assessed in the TFG, the student must have completed both components: the written project and the oral presentation. If the student does not attend the oral defence or fails it, the maximum possible grade for the TFG will be 4.

The supervisor’s approval is an essential requirement for the submission of the Final Degree Project.

Excellent With Honors Award

Students who obtain a final grade of 9 or higher may be eligible for Honours (MH). The award of Honours will be decided by an ad hoc committee composed of the TFG coordinators of the single degrees and the coordinator of TFGs in the combined philology degrees.

For the awarding of Honours, 75% of the decision will be based on the TFG grade and 25% on the student’s academic transcript.

Publication of the TFG in the DDD

If the student wishes their TFG to be published in the UAB Digital Document Repository (DDD), provided that the work meets the quality requirements for publication (grade of 9 or higher), they must submit the duly completed and signed authorisation form for publication, together with the metadata sheet and a PDF copy of the work. All necessary documents for publication in the DDD will be available in the course Moodle space or in the tfe.uab.cat application.

Reassessment is not applicable in the TFG.

This subject does not incorporate single assessment.

Plagiarism

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies or tools incorporating generative AI to generate text is not permitted in Final Year Projects (TFG) in the Philology degree programmes. This prohibition includes using AI to write, rewrite, translate, summarise, compile a reference list, synthesise, extract citations, produce an outline, or generate presentation slides, as students are required to demonstrate these academic skills independently. Any other potential use of AI technologies is subject to the discretion of the supervisor and the coordinator. Where such use is authorised, prior written approval from both the supervisor and the coordinator is required. This authorisation must be documented in a signed statement specifying the tasks for which AI may be used, and the statement must be included as an appendix to the TFG.

In addition, students must include a separate appendix clearly describing how AI technologies were used and providing a critical reflection on the impact of AI on both the research process and the final outcome of the project.

Failure to disclose the use of AI in the TFG will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or complete reduction of the final grade, or, in cases of serious misconduct, more severe disciplinary sanctions.

Specific assessment

Please check the TFG study guides of the English Studies Degree and Catalan Philology Degree. Oral presentations are mandatory and will take place at the end of June (see Calendar in the Methodology section).