Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Continuous assessment

Assessment: see algo "Metholodogy"

Evaluation and diagnostic system and activities used:

• Performance of textual works on subjects related to foreign languages for translators and interpreters,
• Execution tests of real and/or simulated tasks of textual and oral communication in a foreign language,
• Tests with open-ended questions of comprehension and textual production,
• Tests with closed-ended questions of comprehension and textual production. 

The following aspects will be evaluated:

1. be able to correctly apply the grammar knowledge acquired during the course.
2. be able to express themselves orally and fluently on a subject within the framework of an oral presentation, a dialogue, where a specific perspective or point of view will have to be presented.
3. be able to write a coherent and cohesive text
4. be able to reflect on one's own learning and use learning strategies
5. be able to put into practice the knowledge acquired : from passive knowledge to the active use of this knowledge

Evaluation and diagnostic techniques used

For the continuous and final evaluation, different types of evaluation, common in teaching of languages with a profile for mediation, translation and interpretatio, will be combined (see CFRL/MECR, chapter 9.3):

To be taken into account for the assessment in Language C

1. Theoretical knowledge will not be evaluated but always its application in the resolution of tasks, exercises or practical tests. The evaluation will be continuous and orientative-formative.
2. Thetext tasks or partial DaF-grammar tests includedifferent assessment activities (reading comprehension, written and oral production, applicated grammatical knowledge, vocabulary and autonomous reading). The grade of none of them will exceed 40% of the final grade for thelanguageassessment.
3. Each partial grammar test has a scale for assessing learning outcomes according to specific competences. These ALE (DaF) grammar tests will last between 1 and 2 hours.
4. Taking the partial tests and the evaluation tasks is compulsory and the student must have taken at least 66.6% of the tests or tasks.
5. The formative text evaluation tasks correspond to 3 written exercises and 1 paper. The evaluative weight of the tasks will be progressively staggered. The grade of no task will exceed 40% of the final grade for the language evaluation.
6. As a general rule, these supervised course tasks are part of the continuous, consecutive and progressive assessment. They will not be accepted or corrected if they are missed outside of the consecutive progression and deadlines set by the faculty. In order to recover the delivery of one of these continuous training jobs, explicit permission will be required to deliver it within a later period of no more than five working days. A calendar of tasks will be published in the Moodle Classroom of the subject (Abgabetermine).
7. On written and oral tasks for the Evaluation of the command or level of the language a weighted average mark of "pass" [5] has to be obtained to guarantee the qualification and certification of level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CFRL/MECR) and the Royal Decree 1041/2017, Article 7,1-2.
8. During the semester, students will discuss the progression of their learning process.
9. Regular attendance and active participation in class will be highly valued.

Translation

Several individual translation exercises will be carried out, the grade of which will not exceed 40% of the final weighted grade for the translation part. The type of evaluation activities will be specified by the person in charge of translation when teaching begins.

Note

The information on the evaluation, the type of evaluation activities and their weight onthe subject is for guidance only. The teacher in charge of the subject will specify it at the beginning of teaching.

It is advisable to read carefully the special and detailed information in the Moodle Classroom of the subject, and especially the calendar of partial evaluations and tasks.

Regulations for the Assessment, Revision and Reassessment of the Faculty of Translation and Interpretation

Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing the tasks.Task deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class. The  information on  assessment activities and their weighting is  a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins. 

Review

When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer. 

Missed/failed assessment activities 

Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5.  

The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.  

Students who have presented themselves to activities the weight of which equals to 66.6% (two-thirds) or more of the final grade, and who have obtained a weighted median grade of between 3.5 and 4.9 may recover failed assessments. The student will be able to recover only those evaluation activities that have been suspended or for which no evaluation evidence has been presented. At the time of delivering the final grade prior to the course report, the teacher will communicate through Aula Moodle the recovery procedure. For the evaluation of the continuous, consecutive and progressive textual tasks, se. Evaluation, Article 6.

Teachers may propose a remedial activity for each suspended or not presented activity, or they may group several activities into one of the soles, provided that all learning outcomes are evaluated and the same criteria forevaluation and weighting of the final grade is maintained. In no case can recovery consist of a single final assessment activity equivalent to 100% of the grade. The teacher can establish that, in the case of students who have passedthe recovery, the maximum final grade of the subject or module is 5 (= rite –passed).

Classification as "not assessable" 

In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript. 

Irregularities in assessment activities

In case of irregularity (plagiarism, copying, impersonation, etc.) in an evaluation activity, the rating of this evaluation activity will be 0. In case of irregularities in several evaluation activities, the final grade of the subject will be 0.

Evaluation activities where irregularities have occurred (e.g. plagiarism, copying, impersonation) are excluded from recovery.

Misconduct in assessment activities 

Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the student involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject. Assessment activities in which irregularities have occurred (e.g. plagiarism, copying, impersonation) are excluded from recovery. 

Single assessment

This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.

Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the lecturer responsible for the subject, for the record.

Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.

On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be presented as a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).

Single assessment activities

Single assessment will include a minimum of three assessment activities of different types, as stated in the assessment guidelines.

Grade revision and retake procedures for the subject are the same as those for continual assessment. See the section above in this Study Guide.