General considerations 

The mastery of the linguistic and communicative competences of this subject will be assessed by means of several partial tests for each of the skills specified in this teaching guide. The specific dates for each test will be announced by the teachers in the classroom well in advance.

The final grade for the subject will be calculated taking into account all the skills worked on throughout the term, with the distribution indicated in the previous section and detailed below:

Use of English & Vocabulary: 30%.

Pronunciation: 20%.

Listening: 25% 

Speaking: 25%

In the first edition of the report there are two assessment systems: continuous and single. The default mode will be continuous assessment, unless the student expressly notifies his/her preference for the single assessment system. Students who opt for single assessment must notify the subject teacher before the end of the second week of class.

Participation in one of the assessment systems implies the impossibility of participating in the other. The completion of one or more partial tests implies the acceptance of the continuous assessment system by the students; likewise, absence from one or more partial tests implies that the subject will be followed by single assessment. 

Students assessed by the continuous assessment system will not be able to sit the official single assessment exam in the first edition of the reports. Their mark in the first edition of the reports corresponds to the computation of the marks obtained in the test(s) taken. The official single assessment exam in the first edition of the minutes cannot be considered as a make-up exam to pass the parts of the skills failed in the continuous assessment. 

FIRST EDITION OF REPORTS 

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

In order to be assessed by the continuous assessment system, it is essential that the student participates in all the assessment tests that take place during the four-month period, as well as handing in the activities on the dates indicated.

The assessment tests will take place during school hours, unless previously agreed with the teacher(s). The specific dates will be announced in class at the beginning of the term or sufficiently in advance for their preparation.

In order to pass the subject as a whole, it will be essential to obtain a minimum mark of 5 points overall (out of 10), with 5 points being the minimum mark required in each of the partial tests: 

Use of English & Vocabulary: 30%.

Pronunciation: 20%.

Listening: 25% 

Speaking (presentation): 25%.

In other words, it is necessary to pass each of the skills of the subject with a minimum mark of 5, and failure in one of the skills implies an overall failure in the subject in this edition of reports. The same conditions will be applied in the second edition of the reports, regardless of the evaluation system.

Students will be able to take the exam in the second edition of the reports only for the failed part(s). If the student does not pass at this second opportunity, they will have to take all the skills in subsequent years: no partial marks will be kept for the different skills from one year to the next. 

SINGLE ASSESSMENT

The single assessment will take place on the official date approved by the FFT Board. It is the student's responsibility to check the dates on the Faculty's website. 

The final grade of students who choose this single assessment system will be calculated on the basis of the grades obtained on this official date. The test will consist of the parts necessary to assess all the skills taught during the term, parallel to the continuous assessment system, except for different indications by the teaching staff. The value of each of the skills in the qualification will be equal to that in the continuous assessment: 

Use of English & Vocabulary: 30%.

Pronunciation: 20%.

Listening: 25% 

Speaking (oral exam): 25%.

In order to pass the subject it will be necessary to achieve a minimum mark of 5 points as an overall mark, with 5 points being the minimum mark required in each of the skills assessed. That is to say: it is necessary to pass each of the skills of the subject with 5, and failure in one of the skills implies an overall failure in the subject in this edition of the reports.

Students will be able to take the exams in the second edition of the minutes only for the failed part(s). If the student does not pass at this second opportunity, they will have to take the exam for all the skills in the following academic year: no partial marks will be kept for the different skills from one academic year to the next. 

SECOND EDITION OF THE REPORTS

The exams in the second edition of the reports, regardless of the modality chosen in the first edition of the reports, will take place on the official date approved by the FFT Board. It is the student's responsibility to check the dates on the Faculty's website. Students who have to make up the oral presentation will agree on the time of an oral exam with the teacher(s) of the subject. 

The final grade of students who take this single assessment system will be calculated on the basis of the grades obtained on this official date. The test will consist of the parts necessary to assess all the skills taught during the four-month period. The value of each of the skills in the grade will be equal to the continuous assessment:

Use of English & Vocabulary: 30%.

Pronunciation: 20% 

Listening: 25%

Speaking (oral exam): 25%

In order to pass the subject, it is necessary to achieve a minimum mark of 5 points as an overall mark, with 5 points being the minimum mark required in each of the skills assessed. That is to say: it is necessary to pass each of the skills of the subject with 5, and failure in one of the skills implies an overall failure in the subject in this edition of the reports.

Students will be able to take the exams in the second edition of the reports only for the failed part(s). If the student does not pass this second opportunity, they will have to take the exam for all the skills in the following academic year: partial marks for the different skills are not kept from one academic year to the next.

Remarks

Assessment will take into account not only the relevance and quality of the content of the answers but also their linguistic and stylistic correctness. If this is not the case, the evaluation test may result in a fail.

Total or partial plagiarism in any type of work or activity will result in an automatic failure in the subject as a whole, regardless of the tests already taken and/or passed. Claiming ignorance of what plagiarism entails will not exempt students from their responsibility in this respect. 

It is the student's responsibility to check email regularly, to consult materials and news via the e-learning platform, and to be aware of the dates on which the assessment tests will take place. Single assessment dates are announced on the FFT website. Continuous assessment dates are announced in class well in advance, except for spontaneous tests. The teaching staff is not obliged to communicate the dates of assessment via the e-learning platform.

If, due to any health-related circumstance, face-to-face exams cannot be held, the affected assessment test(s) may be considered to be carried out via the e-learning platform and/or via Campus Remoto.