Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Assessment of reading and oral summary comprehension activities and oral production: Assessment of language proficiency or CEFR-level (»Mündliche Prüfung«)	15%	2	0.08	2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 7, 6
Coursework & Continuous formative guided assessment (»Übungsarbeiten«)	30%	3	0.12	2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 8, 7
Diagnostic achievement-assessment (DIALANG) & diagnostic self-assessment of language proficiency/CEFR-level (›Diagnostische Sprachstandstests‹)	0%	1.5	0.06	1, 5, 3, 8
Reading comprehension and written assignments (writing-test) 40% Assessment of reading comprehension and writing activities: language proficiency or CEFR-level (›Schriftliche Prüfung‹)	25%	2	0.08	1, 5, 3, 8, 9
Reading comprehension and written pre-professional term-paper–assessment of autonomous and in team reading comprehension and writing performance: Assessment of language proficiency CEFR-level (»Schriftliche Hausarbeit«)	30%	2	0.08	1, 5, 3, 8, 9

Continuous assessment

Assessment and reassessment activities, equivalent to 7.5 hours of proficiency assessment and 1.5 hours of diagnostic assessment

Please, read carefully the special and detailed information in the leaflet on testing and housework-document »Merkblatt zu Prüfung und Hausarbeit«, Moodle Virtual Campus of the subject, folder ›Prüfungen‹ and the assessment calendar in »Prüfungstermine, Revision«.

Assessment system criteria

Continuous formative assessment of the learning and final assessment of the language level. The assessment system is organized in modules, distributed in individual works and written and oral tests.  There are 0.3 ECTS for assessment [and reassessment] (5%), equivalent to 7.5 hours (without counting reassessment-hours) and 1.5 hours of diagnostic achievement assessment.

Assessment and diagnostic system and activities:

• Textual work for translators and interpreters on foreign-language-related topics,
•  Tests of execution of real and/or simulated tasks of textual communication in a foreign language,
• Reflective diaries on the language learning process for translators and interpreters: Linguistic autobiography in a foreign language with self-assessment DIALANG (European Language Portfolio),
• Tests with open-ended questions of comprehension and textual production,
• Tests with closed-ended questions of comprehension and textual production.

Assessment and diagnostic techniques:

For continuous and final assessment, different types of assessment, common in language teaching, will be combined (see CEFRL, Chapter 9.3):

• Intermediate achievement assessment (Sprachstandstest) and diagnostic assessmentofentry level; these will be compulsory,but will not be assessed with grades.
• Proficiency assessment (Qualifikationsprüfung) at the end of the semester,
• Formative assessment (formative Beurteilung),
• Direct assessment of production skills,
• Indirect assessment of comprehension skills by means of written and/or oral tests,
• Assessment-grids - Selbstbewertung & DIALANG diagnostic tests – obligatory, but not to be assessed with grades).

Some facts that must be considered for the assessment in Language B:

1. Theoretical knowledge will not be evaluated but always its application in the resolution of tasks, exercises or practical tests.
2. Please note that in the final written and oral tests for the Assessment of language proficiency or level (1) Schriftliche Prüfung, (written summary and commentary on a current text), (2) Mündliche Prüfung (oral assessment test) you have to get a "rite - pass" (min. 5:10) for the assessment according to Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and Royal Decree 1041/2017, Article 7,1-2. 
3. The binding language levels of the subject correspond to the aforementioned RD and to the specific criterion levels FTI-CFRL, indicated in sections 4 and 5 of this guide; see. Illustrative descriptor-items. Certification and assessment of the general linguistic competence and mediation competences according to COAT-FTI (29/06/2018)
4. The final written assessment test, Schriftliche Prüfung (weight 30%), comprises the synthesis of a current text and a text commentary, corresponding to the CEFR-level; 60% of the partial mark corresponds to the reading comprehension and synthesis, 40% to functional expression, grammar and orthography.
5. In the oral test, Mündliche Prüfung (20%), an oral summary andanalysis of a current text, corresponding to the CFRLlevel, must be carried out.
6. Übungsarbeiten. formative assessment tasks (6-10 written, oral and DaF grammar exercises): Generally, as a rule, these supervised course tasks which form part of the continuous progressive assessment (30%) will not be accepted or corrected if they are delivered outside of the progression and deadline set by the teacher. In order to recover the delivery of one of these continuous training jobs, an explicit permission will be needed to deliver it within a later period of no more than five working days. These written or oral tasks will not be evaluated with grades but will be counted with fixed points for each work delivered. A calendar of tasks will be published in the Moodle Classroom of the subject (Abgabetermine).
7. The delivery of the semester work, Schriftliche Hausarbeit, includes the pre-traductological reading and review of a book and is one of autonomous dedication and activity (for a volume of about 45 hours, equivalent weight: 20% of the final weighted grade). Note: After re-registration, the half-yearly work (Schriftliche Hausarbeit) has to be carried out on another book of the annual course list (Bücherliste Deutsch Bx zu Werken der Schriftlichen Hausarbeit) than the works of previous years.] In the case of de-programming of this activity the final weighting will be: Written assessment, Schriftliche Prüfung, pes 40%, Oral test, Mündliche Prüfung, weighting: 30%, Continuous assessment tasks, Übungsarbeiten, corresponding weight and quantity: 30%.
8. A "non-assessable" will be assigned when the assessment evidence provided by the student is equivalent to a maximum of one quarter (25%) of the total grade of the subject (100%).
9. As far as the certification of the domain or level of language it will haveto be considered that this level will not be valid  if students do not present to a Proficiencyassessment or fail to pass one of the final tests for the Proficiency assessment of the domain or level of the language, Schriftliche Prüfung, Mündliche Prüfung.
10. In case of irregularity (plagiarism, copying, impersonation, etc.) in an assessment activity, the rating of this assessment activity will be 0. In case of irregularities in several assessment activities, the final grade of the subject or module will be 0. - Repeated conduct of copying, plagiarism and fraudulent procedures to the subjects of German Language B gives rise to the request to open a disciplinary file to the student.

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.  

General Rules of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting

The teacher may establish an assessment activity for each activity being recovered. The teacher may also group several assessment activities, provided that all learning outcomes subject to remediation are assessed and the same criteria forassessment and weighting-score of the final grade is maintained.

In no case, recovery can consist in a single final assessment activity equivalent to 100% of the grade.

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

Specific regulations for Language B1 (German and French):

The recovery of evaluable activities will be in the 2nd semester, after the B2 assessment, vid. FTI Calendar of recovery and reassessment activities.

State Regulations on the Assessment of Language Levels: Royal Decree 1041/2017, BOE-A-2017-15367, «BOE» Nr. 311, 23/12/2017, http://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2017-15367

Advice about UAB ordinances and regulations

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information given above. However, courses are subject to regular review and revision and the university reserves the right to amend course offers according to UAB ordinances and regulations. Students should contact the corresponding coordinator regarding the status for courses they are considering.

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.