Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Attitude and participation	10%	0	0	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Dossier	12%	5	0.2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Final test	50%	2.5	0.1	2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Partial tests	10%	1	0.04	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Speaking activities	8%	0.5	0.02	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Writing activities	10%	1.5	0.06	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

The course is assessed by continuous assessment or single assessment. At the beginning of the course, students must choose the assessment system they want to undertake and this cannot be modified later. The two assessmentsystems are detailed below:

1. 1.            Continuous assessment system

For continuous assessment, students must certify a minimum attendance at classes of 80%.

The continuous assessment system is divided into:

• Activities: 50% of the grade
• Final examination: 50% of the grade

The grade for the subject will be NOT EVALUABLE when the student attends less than half of the assessment activities and/or does not attend the final exam.

 

1.A Activities

Writing. Between 2 and 5 essays are done. The teaching staff may request the correction of the original wording by the student if they wish.

Dossier. The dossier contains between 6 and 8 activities, which can assess the four language skills. The activities can be done at home or in class. Below are examples of activities that can be included as dossier activities:

Transformation of sentences

Mini tests

Exercises

Information search

Document production

Speaking activities. Throughout the course, there is at least one speaking activity and a maximum of two. This activity can be individual or in group. Depending on the level speaking activities can be monologues, dialogues, presentations, etc.

Control tests. During the course, one or more tests are held, which can be a written expression test and an oral expression test. One option is to take advantage of the day set by the school during the first semester exam period to take one of these tests, which must have a format similar to the tests in the final exam.

Attitude and participation. Student effort, attitude and participation are assessed.

 

1.B Final Exam

This examination is the final set of tests that assess the four skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking) following the general specifications of exams established by the Language Service. It is the same as the final examination for single assessment, so it is held on the same day and time.

To pass the examination, students must obtain a minimum mark of 50% in each of the parts, and a minimum overall grade of 60%. Passing the final examination entitles you to an A2 level certificate issued by the UAB Language Service and recognised by the Government of Catalonia.

Calculation of the final grade for continuous assessment if the final examination is passed

If the final examination is passed:

OVERALL GRADE = Activity grade * 50% + Final exam grade * 50%

If the total is less than 5, an overall grade of 5 will be obtained. 

The equivalences of the overall grade are set out below:

Overall grade	Numerical grade out of 10 on SIGMA	Pass grade
92.45-100	10	A
87.46-92.45	9.5	A
83.46-87.45	9	A
80.46-84.45	8.5	B
76.46-80.45	8	B
72.46-76.45	7.5	B
69.46-72.45	7	B
64.46-69.45	6.5	C
59.46-64.45	6	C
54.46-59.45	5.5	C
50-54.45	5	C
44.46-49.99	4.5	Fail with right to resit
39.46-44.45	4	Fail with right to resit
34.46-39.45	3.5	Fail with right to resit
29.46-34.45	3	Fail
24.46-29.45	2.5	Fail
19.46-24.45	2	Fail
14.46-19.45	1.5	Fail
9.46-14.45	1	Fail
4.46-9.45	0.5	Fail
0-4.45	0	Fail

Continuous assessment resit

Students who obtain a numerical grade of between 3.5 and 4.999 for the overall grade have the right to resit that consists of repeating those parts of the final exam that they have below the overall average grade, that is, those parts that are lower than 60%.

Students who apply for resit lose their right to obtain the French A2 certificate issued by the Language Service and can be awarded a maximum grade of 5 (C) for the subject.

 

1. 2.            Single assessment system

Single assessment the course is based on a final examination that assesses the four skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking) and follows the specifications established by the Language Service. It is the same examination as the final continuous assessment examination, so it is held on the same day and time.

To pass the final exam and pass the subject, the following is required:

• Obtain a minimum grade of 50% in each part of the exam;
• Obtain a minimum total grade of 60% between all parts of the final examination.

A pass the final examination entitles you to an A2 level certificate issued by the UAB Language Service and recognised by the Government of Catalonia.

If you do not pass this exam, you do not pass the course but you may have the right to resit (see conditions).

With this system, the final grade of the subject is assigned in accordance with the following equivalence table:

Final grade	Numerical grade out of 10 on SIGMA	Pass grade
97-100	10	A
93-96.99	9.5	A
89-92.99	9	A
85-88.99	8.5	B
81-84.99	8	B
77-80.99	7.5	B
73-76.99	7	B
69-72.99	6.5	C
66-68.99	6	C
63-65.99	5.5	C
60-62.99	5	C
55-59.99	4.5	Fail with right to resit
50-54.99	4	Fail with right to resit
43-49.99	3.5	Fail with right to resit
36-42.99	3	Fail
30-35.99	2.5	Fail
24-29.99	2	Fail
18-23.99	1.5	Fail
12-17.99	1	Fail
6-11.99	0.5	Fail
0-5.99	0	Fail

Resit for single assessment

When students opt for single assessment, the resit will be the same as that for the rest of the students, that is, you have to obtain between 3.5 and 4.999 in the set of tests and work submitted for the single assessment.

Resit consists of repeating those parts of the exam in which students have obtained a grade below the overall average, that is, those parts that are below 60%.

Students who apply for recovery lose their right to the French A2 certificate issued by the Language Service and will only be able to obtain a maximum grade of 5 for the subject.

Change of exam date

Examinees who are unable to attend the exams on the established dates for medical, work (travel or other similar obligations) or humanitarian reasons may request a change of date from the teaching staff, providing the necessary documentation and (except in extreme cases such as accidents) at least seven calendar days in advance. Where this change is permitted, the exams will always take place within the period established by the University School of Tourism and Hotel Management.