FP013 - ENGLISH IN THE COMMUNITY

EVALUATION

The student has three opportunities to pass the subject (Ordinary call, Resit 1 and Resit 2). The
following contains information on each call. Please read the following document carefully.

ORDINARY CALL:

The subject’s evaluation includes the following evaluation activities:

EVALUATION ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGE OF THE FINAL GRADE

Forum Activity 20 %

Assignment 60 %

Practice Activity 20 %

It is mandatory to complete all the activities to pass the subject. The minimum passing grade is
7/10. Besides, if a student has received a passing grade in the subject, they are not allowed to
resubmit evaluation activities for a better grade.

Grading scale

The subject is evaluated in the virtual campus (VC) based on a scale that goes from 0 to 10, with a
minimum passing grade of 7/10. The studies in Teaching English as a Foreign Language are part of
an interuniversity program that is offered by several universities. When the student enrolls, they
choose the university by which they will obtain the degree. If that institution follows a different
evaluation scale, the grades obtained in the VC by the student will be adapted through a process
of internal conversion to the university’s evaluation scale and published in the student’s record
(PANAL). This means that, for example, if a student obtains 7/10 in the campus but they are
enrolled in a university where the minimum passing grade is 8/10, the student’s record (PANAL)
will show 8/10.

Access to submit practice activity, assignment and test in the VC

Access to submit the evaluation activities in the VC is not permanently open.

Students must submit evaluation activities on the official date of delivery (the day indicated in the
academic calendar). However, the submission access in VC opens three days before that date for
those students who want to submit earlier.

Access is kept open a few days longer, but only for those students who have been granted an
extension by the professor. Evaluation activities that are submitted after the deadline without
this extension (extraordinary authorization by the professor granted in advance) will not be
evaluated.

Forum activity (20% of the final grade):

The activity will take place in the “Forum Activity”. At the appropriate time, the professor will
provide information in this forum relating to this activity.

Forum activity is graded according to this evaluation grid:

ACCOMPLISHED PARTIALLY NOT

1 point ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHED
0.5 points 0 points
1. Does the student accomplish the
minimum participation?

2. Does the student take part in the debate

from the beginning?

3. Does the student respectfully interact

with his/her colleagues?

GRADE: /3,0

1. Process

2. Content

ACCOMPLISHED PARTIALLY NOT

1 point ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHED
0.5 points 0 points
1. Are student's interventions relevant for
the topic of the debate?

2. Do student's interventions reflect an

adequate comprehension and use of the
concepts addressed in the subject?

3. Are student's interventions well-reasoned

and critical?

4. Is the student able to include information

from other students' interventions and
relate it to his/her own intervention and to
other source's information (bibliography,
tasks, etc.)?

GRADE: /4,0
3. Formal aspects, bibliographic references and linguistic correction

ACCOMPLISHED PARTIALLY NOT

1 point ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHED
0.5 points 0 points
1. Do student’s interventions follow the
appropriate format and rules for this
activity?

2. Do student’s interventions clearly state

his/her ideas and is the spelling correct?

3. Does the student properly use

pertinent bibliography and quote it
correctly?

GRADE: /3,0

If the student does not participate in the forum activity, he/she will NOT be able to make it up and
will lose 20% of the final grade.

Group assignment (60% of the final grade):

The assignment for this subject must be completed in groups (3-4 people). Only those students
who have justified extraordinary circumstances to the professor may do the assignment
individually. If a student hands in an assignment individually without the professor’s approval, a
penalty on the mark will apply: the maximum grade in that case will be 8/10. The ability to work in
groups is one of the general skills developed in the program.

Details of the assignment are provided in the “Assignment” template available in the subject’s
“Evaluation” section and in the instructions sent to the forum by the teacher. The assignment
must respect all the formal requirements detailed in the template. In order to submit the
assignment, follow these steps:

1. Click the “Assignment” icon (available in the subject’s “Evaluation” section).

2. Click the “Add submission” button found in the lower central part.

3. Next, drag and drop the assignment’s file in “You can drag and drop files to add them” space
(in the “File submissions” section).

4. Once the assignment has uploaded, click on “Save changes”.

The grading of this activity will follow this evaluation grid:

1. Content

ACCOMPLISHED PARTIALLY NOT

1 point ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHED
0.5 points 0 points
1. Does the assignment follow the
instructions?1

2. Is it completely original (no plagiarism

detected)?2

3. Does it present relevant content?

4. Does the student reflect an adequate

understanding of the contents and a
good use of the concepts and skills
included in the subject?

5. Does the assignment include

well-reasoned conclusions?

6. Does the student demonstrate the

capacity to relate information to theory,
contents and/or tasks?

7. Is the assignment the result of the

student’s own criticism, not only a
repetition of the subject's material or
bibliography?

GRADE: /7,0

2. Formal aspects, bibliographic references and linguistic correction

PARTIALLY NOT
ACCOMPLISHED
ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHED
0.5 points
0.25 points 0 points
1. Does the assignment follow the
appropriate format and rules of
submission?

2. Is the assignment within the length

limits?

3. Are the ideas clearly stated?

4. Is the spelling correct?

5. Does the bibliography correctly relate

to the topic?

6. Does the assignment properly follow

APA quotation format?

GRADE: /3,0

Practice Activity (in pairs, 20% of the final grade):

1
If the assignment does not meet this criterion, it will automatically fail.
2
If the assignment does not completely meet this criterion, it will automatically fail.
Practice activities are a series of brief reflection exercises that must be answered in pairs. To
know what the activities consist of, see the “Practice Activity” icon available in the subject’s
“Evaluation” section. In order to submit the Practice Activities, follow these steps:

1. Click the “Practice Activities” icon (available in the subject’s “Evaluation” section).

2. Click the “Add submission” button found in the lower central part.

3. Next, drag and drop the practice activities’ file in “You can drag and drop files to add them”
space (in the “File submissions” section).

4. Once the file has uploaded, click on “Save changes”.

Practice activities will be graded following this evaluation grid:

1. Content

ACCOMPLISHED PARTIALLY NOT

1 point ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHED
0.5 points 0 points
1. Do student’s answers follow the instructions?

2. Are they completely original (no plagiarism

detected)?

3. Do they present relevant content?

4. Do they reflect an adequate understanding of

the contents and a good use of the concepts
and skills included in the subject?

5. Do they include well-reasoned conclusions?

6. Does the student demonstrate the capacity

to relate information to theory, contents and/or
tasks?

7. Are the answers the result of the student’s

own criticism, not only a repetition of the
subject's material or bibliography?

GRADE: /7,0

Formal aspects, bibliographic references and linguistic correction

ACCOMPLISHED PARTIALLY NOT

0,5 points ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHED
0.25 points 0 points
1. Do the activities follow the appropriate
format and rules of submission?

2. Are they within the length limits?

3. Are the ideas clearly stated?

4. Is the spelling correct?

5. Does the bibliography correctly relate to

the topic?

6. Does the student properly follow APA

quotation format?

GRADE: /3,0

RESIT 1

I. CASE 1. FAILING THE SUBJECT IN THE ORDINARY CALL

Subjects with a grade lower than 7/10 in the Ordinary Call are considered failed. In such a case,
students shall submit the evaluation activities of the Resit 1 call in the following four-term.
Students are not expected to re-attend the subject. The subject’s evaluation consists of the
following evaluation activities:

EVALUATION ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGE OF THE FINAL GRADE

Continuous Assessment – Ordinary

20 %
Call

Assignment 60 %

Practice Activity 20 %

The student shall submit the Resit activities in the four-month period that follows, on the
Ordinary Call official date of the following group, which is when the access will open. To know the
exact submission dates for the Resit, students must identify the calendar of the following group
in “Academic Calendars”. For example, a student from the group fp_tefl_2022-02 group would
have to look for the fp_tefl_2022-06 group calendar and submit the Resit activities in the date of
their ordinary call.

Student should keep in mind that they will not have access to a different group´s forum during
the Resit call and they should continue to study the subjects with their original group.

Continuous assessment – Ordinary call (20% of the final grade):

The teacher will take into account the grade that the student has obtained in the forum activity
(Ordinary Call) and this will be a 20% of the final grade in the Resit 1 call.

Individual assignment (60% of the final grade):

To know what the Resit 1 consists of, see the “Assignment” template available in the subject’s
“Evaluation” section. The assignment must respect all the formal requirements detailed in the
template.

The submission process is the same as in the Ordinary Call, but accessing the “Assignment” icon.

The evaluation criteria for this assignment is the same as in the Ordinary Call.

Practice Activity (20% of the final grade):

The practice activity must be done in pairs. To know what the Resit 1 consists of, see the
“Practice Activity” template available in the subject’s “Evaluation” section. The practice activity
must respect all the formal requirements detailed in the template.

The submission process is the same as in the Ordinary Call, but accessing the “Practice Activity”
icon. The evaluation criteria is the same as in the Ordinary Call.

II. CASE 2: EVALUATION ACTIVITIES NOT SUBMITTED IN THE ORDINARY CALL

If a student did not submit the evaluation activities in the Ordinary Call with the group he/she
belongs to, he/she allowed to submit the pending activities in the following four-term period,
with the following group. However, students must take into account that:

- They will have to study the subject content individually.

- The submission might vary depending on the pending tasks:

● If he/she did not participate in the forum activity, he/she cannot make it up and loses
the 20% of the final grade.

● If he/she did not submit the practice activity: he/she has to submit it individually
following the instructions above.

● If he/she did not submit an assignment: he/she will have to do the assignment
individually and follow the instructions above.

Therefore, students in this situation must contact the teacher in order to know what to do. To
know the submission date, the student shall go to the “Academic Calendars” and identify it in the
calendar of the following group. For example, a student from the group fp_tefl_2022-02 will have
to locate the submission date for this subject in the calendar of the fp_tefl_2022-06 group.

RESIT 2

Subjects with a grade lower than 7/10 in the Resit 1 are considered failed. In such a case, students
shall submit the evaluation activities of the Resit 2 call in the following four-term period.
Students are not expected to re-attend the course. The subject’s evaluation consists of the
following evaluation activities:
 EVALUATION ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGE OF THE FINAL GRADE

Continuous Evaluation – Ordinary

20 %
Call

Assignment 60 %

Practice Activity 20 %

The student shall submit the Resit 2 activities in the following four-term period, on the Ordinary
Call official date of the following available group, once the access opens. To know the exact date
on which the Resit should be handed in, the student shall go to the “Academic Calendars” and
identify the date in the calendar of the following group.

The student should keep in mind that they will not have access to a different group´s forum
during the Resit call and should continue to study the other subjects with their original group.

Continuous assessment – Ordinary call (20% of the final grade):

The teacher will take into account the grade that the student has obtained in the forum activity
(Ordinary Call) and this will be a 20% of the final grade in the Resit 2 call.

Individual assignment (60% of the final grade):

To know what the Resit 2 consists of, see the “Assignment” template available in the subject’s
“Evaluation” section. The assignment should respect all the formal requirements detailed in the
document.

The submission process is the same as in the Ordinary Call, but accessing the “Assignment” icon.
The evaluation criteria for this assignment is the same as in the Ordinary Call.

Practice Activity (20% of the final grade):

The practice activity must be done in pairs. To know what the Resit 2 consists of, see the
“Practice Activity” template available in the subject’s “Evaluation” section. The practice activity
must respect all the formal requirements detailed in the template.

The submission process is the same as in the Ordinary Call, but accessing the “Practice Activity”
icon. The evaluation criteria is the same as in the Ordinary Call.