The training activities are divided into directed activities, supervised activities, independent work and assessment activities.

During guided activity time (40 hours), the most important contents of each unit will be explained. Time will also be devoted to reading aloud and oral and written comprehension exercises, oral expression exercises, practice of new grammar points and vocabulary, sight translation, review of previously covered material, etc. Finally, this will be the ideal space for clarifying doubts of common interest. Class activities will be varied and of different types (oral and written, individual and group-based) and, in some cases, assessable. Students will be assessed on whether they regularly prepare the assigned tasks and on the extent to which they keep up with the pace of the course.

During supervised activity time, both face-to-face and online (13 hours), students will practise oral comprehension and expression, as well as work on solving exercises.

Independent study work, which will amount to approximately 90 hours, will consist of practising calligraphy, studying characters and vocabulary, preparing and reviewing texts and new grammar points, and completing and self-assessing exercises, mainly through the course website.

Given the type of content and the structure of the course, it is important that students attend class regularly, and it is essential that they work consistently on preparing new material, completing class tasks and reviewing previously covered material. This dedication is assumed in order for students to be able to keep up properly with the pace of the course.

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.

Continuous Assessment

Assessment is continuous throughout the subject. Students must demonstrate their progress by completing various assessment activities, which will include the following aspects: pronunciation, writing, oral and written comprehension, oral and written expression, and grammar. The information on assessment, the type of activities and their weighting in the final grade for the course is provided for information purposes only. The teaching staff responsible for the course will specify these details at the beginning of the teaching period.

Review

When the final grade prior to the official record is released, the lecturer will communicate in writing the date and time of the review. The review of the different assessment activities will be agreed between the lecturer and the students.

Reassessment

Students may be eligible for reassessment if they have completed assessment activities whose weighting is equivalent to 66.6% (two thirds) or more of the final grade and have obtained a weighted average grade of 3.5 or higher. When the final grade prior to the official record of the course is released, the lecturer will communicate in writing the reassessment procedure. One reassessment activity may be proposed for each failed or missed activity, or several activities may be grouped into a single reassessment activity. Under no circumstances may reassessment consist of a single final assessment activity equivalent to 100% of the grade. In the case of reassessment, the final grade may under no circumstances be higher than 5.

Consideration as “not assessable”

A student will be assigned a “not assessable” when the assessment evidence submitted by the student is equivalent to a maximum of one quarter of the total grade for the course.

Irregularities in assessment activities

In the event of irregularity (plagiarism, copying, impersonation, etc.) in an assessment activity, the grade for that assessment activity will be 0. If irregularities occur in several assessment activities, the final grade for the course will be 0. Assessment activities in which irregularities have occurred, such as plagiarism, copying or impersonation, are excluded from reassessment.

Use of artificial intelligence

In this course, permission to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies will vary depending on the activity. The permitted and prohibited uses in each case will be detailed in the course presentation. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade for the activity, or to more serious sanctions in severe cases.

Single assessment

This course provides for single assessment under the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the FTI. Students must submit the electronic application within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the lecturer responsible for the course so that they are informed. The single assessment will take place in person on a single day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. Academic Management will publish the date and time on the faculty website. On the day of the single assessment, the teaching staff will request identification from students, who must present a valid identity document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).

The single assessment will include a minimum of three assessment activities of at least two different types, as stipulated in the regulations. These activities will assess the following aspects: pronunciation, writing, oral and written comprehension, oral and written expression, and grammar. The procedures for reviewing grades and for reassessment of the course, where applicable, will be the same as those applied to continuous assessment.