Continuous assessment (100%). Alternatively, continuous assessment (50%) + final test (50%). As for the continuous assessment, regular class attendance is required. Furthermore, students will have to complete a series of practical tasks, which may include a combination of any of the following: text analyses, class presentations, writing essays and small research projects. The following factors will be considered in the assessment of these tasks: ability to summarize and combine information from different sources, clarity in the presentation of ideas, accuracy in the use of specialized concepts and terminology, involvement in seminars and group activities, rigor and originality in the formulation of research proposals, comprehensiveness and punctuality in the realization of the tasks and, finally, the use of an appropriate academic style. The final test will consist of a series of questions related to the course contents.

The same assessment procedures will be applied in the case of students with an extra opportunity or those retaking the course. In the case of students with an extra opportunity, for the continuous assessment component, the student may be required to repeat a selection of the activities done throughout the course or to complete some extra tasks. As for those students with an official exemption from class attendance, the continuous assessment will be based on their eventual completion of the assignments set through the virtual component of the course. These students must also sit the final written test (if applicable) or, alternatively, complete an equivalent task (or set of tasks) specified by the lecturers.