A) FIRST EDITION OF RECORDS ( ACTAS ) IN DECEMBER a) Continuous assessment Students will be assessed at the end of the term on the basis of theircontinuous performance throughout the course. The continuous assessment systemwill comprise the following obligatory parameters (figures in bracketsindicate the percentages of the final mark): (1) A test (15%) on the theoretical contents, exercise orproblem-solving related to the first 4 units of the syllabus and a phonologicaltranscription. The test will be held inclass in the week immediately after finishing unit 4. The exact date will beannounced in class and over the MooVi platform well in advance. (2) A lab test (10%) on the lab activities of auditorydiscrimination and oral production. The exact date will be announced in classand over the MooVi platform well in advance. (3) Submission of specific assignments (exercises, transcriptions,recordings, tests, etc.), which will be asked to be done either in theclassroom or as homework, with or without prior notice, and degree ofperformance of autonomous online activities (15%). Note: Failure tosubmit an assignment within the timespan assigned and in the format requestedwill count as a zero. (4) Final theory exam (40%): It will cover all the theoreticaland practical contents presented throughout the term, including obligatoryreading assignments from both the coursebook and supplementary sources. Thefinal exam will be held on the day and hour and in the room indicated in theexam calendar approved by the Faculty Board.

(5) Final lab exam (20%) on the activities of auditorydiscrimination, transcription of an oral text and oral production donethroughout the term. Whenever possible, the exam willtake place on the same date as the final theory exam. In any case, the day,hour and room will be announced in class and over the MooVi platform well inadvance.

In order to pass the course through continuous assessment, it iscompulsory for students to obtain at least 5/10 on parameters (3), (4) and (5)mentioned above. As for the specific tasks, students must score at least anaverage of 5/10 between all requested tasks. Students not satisfying these requirementswill not pass the course even if the average mark of the four parameters is5/10 or above. b) Exam-only assessment Students unable to comply with the requirements of the continuousassessment system due to duly justified reasons will have to inform the teacherduring the first 15 days of the course. These students will be assessed on the basis of two final exams: atheoretical-practical exam covering all the contents introduced throughout the firstterm, including obligatory reading assignments from both the coursebook andsupplementary sources; and a lab exam on auditory discrimination, transcriptionof an oral text and oral production. The exams will constitute, respectively,65% and 35% of the final course grade. In order to pass the course it is compulsory for students to pass each ofthe two exams with at least 5/10. Students not satisfying thisrequirement will not pass the course even if the average mark of the two examsis 5/10 or above. Both exams will be held on the same date, at the same time and in the sameroom as for students following the continuous assessment. Students are strongly recommended to attend classes whenever they can. (B)SECOND EDITION OF RECORDS ( ACTAS ) IN JUNE Both students not passing the continuous assessment and students notpassing the exam-only assessment on the first edition of records will beassessed anew in June for the second edition of records. This assessment willbe based on a final theoretical-practical exam and/or a final lab exam,depending on the exam the student failed in December (first edition ofrecords). A mark below 5/10 isconsidered a fail on any of the two exams or activities (see parameters (3),(4) and (5) of section A(1)) taken in December.Should the student have passed one of the two exams (thetheoretical-practical or the lab part) with at least a 5/10 in the firstsitting, that mark will be used to recalculate the final course grade inJune and the student will only have to retake the part that was failed inthe first sitting. Students who might have failed in December due tothe activities (see parameter (3) in A(1) above) have to retake the finaltheory exam to pass the course. The final theoretical-practical exam will cover all the contents introducedthroughout the first term, including obligatory reading assignments from boththe coursebook and supplementary sources. The final lab exam will be based on auditorydiscrimination, transcription of an oral text and oral production. The examswill constitute, respectively, 65% and 35% of the final course grade. In order to pass the course it is compulsory for students to pass eachof the two exams with at least 5/10. Students not satisfying thisrequirement will not pass the course even if the average mark of the two examsis 5/10 or above.

For both groups of students, the theoretical-practical exam will be held onthe day and hour and in the room indicated in the exam calendar approved by theFaculty Board. Whenever possible, the lab exam will take place on the same dateas the theory exam. In any case, the day, hour and room will be announced overthe MooVi platform well in advance.

VERY IMPORTANT

- Term exams can only be taken by students on the continuous assessmentsystem who submit/do all other requested tasks/activities. - The assessment system cannot be changed (from continuous to single orvice versa) after the first 15 days of the course. - Not only the relevance and quality of the content of the responses willbe considered for assessment (for both continuous and exam-only assessment) butalso linguistic and stylistic correction. Non-satisfaction of this requirementmay lead to a fail. - Any instance of plagiarism (eg. total or partial copy of texts, copyingfrom other students in exams/exercises, etc.) in any exam/assignment/activitywill derive in failing the course in assessment call. Claiming ignoranceof plagiarism will not exempt the student from liability. See articles 40-42 of the UVigoRegulamento sobre a avaliación, a calificación e a calidade da docencia e doproceso de aprendizaxe do estudantado”. - Exams/tests/submission of activities cannot be rescheduled with theexception of duly justified cases and only due to a major cause. Exchangestudents must observe the official exam dates and plan their stay in Vigoaccordingly. - Regular class attendance is strongly recommended.