With the assessment tasks
planned for this course students will demonstrate: i) their understanding of
the major changes affecting the development of English; ii) their ability to
analyse data and present a clear and concise argument.

Students' progress will be
evaluated primarily on the basis of two
examinations (80% of the final grade), which will assess their ability to
apply their theoretical knowledge about the linguistic features explained in
the lectures and seminars to a number of practical cases from the history of
English. Students will be given in advance detailed information regarding the test
procedures. Students must sit both exams; failure to sit any of them will
result in failing the entire course. The first exam will take place the week we
return from the half-term break; the second exam will take place in May.

The third assessment component
is the submission of regular assignments
(20%), which will be marked by the lecturer or will be set out as self-assessment
tasks. Some of the exercises will be submitted via the eLearning platform.
Submissions after the set deadline will not be accepted unless it is justified.
Failure to submit four or more pieces of coursework will result in losing the
entire 20%.

Attendance
is strongly encouraged and recommended. The lecturer will take into
consideration active participation
in the class on the part of students.

Integrity in academic work is
expected of all students at all times in this course. Academic malpractice
(including cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any
work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person)
will not be tolerated and will be penalised with a zero grade in the assignment
in question or in the course.

Students who cannot attend
classes on a regular basis must contact the lecturer at the beginning of the
course (during first two weeks). They will be evaluated on the basis of a final
exam only. They are encouraged to attend classes whenever possible and visit
the module web site in the eLearning platform regularly.

Students on extraordinary resits
(July) will be evaluated on the basis of a final examination only.