Explanation

The evaluation consists of

1. Tasks/tests with regard to oral interaction

• Organising and participating in two meetings
• Job interview

2. Tasks with regard to writing skills

• Meeting-related texts
• Covering letter or email and CV

3. Grammar and meetings language test

4. Participation in class: attendance is mandatory, and will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis 

Deadlines will be determined by the lecturer and communicated via Toledo. 

Calculation of exam scores

The grades are determined by the lecturer, in line with the examination regulations and as communicated via Toledo.

The result is calculated and communicated as a whole number on a scale of 20.

The final grade is a weighted score and consists of:

• ­ 50% on tasks/tests with regard to oral interaction
• ­ 35% on tasks with regard to writing skills
• ­ 15% on the grammar and meetings language test

Attendance:  If the student misses more than 2 classes, the final grade of the course will be NA (not attended) for the whole course. Absences due to illness or other grave circumstances will not count towards this limit, provided that proper documentation is submitted.

For multiple-choice questions, no correction for incorrect answers is applied, but vocabulary and grammar questions usually contain more items than the total number of points to be earned (e.g. 6 items for 4 points, so 2 mistakes would lead to 2 out of 4 points).

The student will only be entitled to a catch-up test/task if official documentation (e.g. doctor's note) is provided and if they have promptly informed the instructor.

If the student does not participate in one (or more) of the partial evaluations, the grades for these partial evaluations will be a 0-grade within the calculations of the final grade.

If the set deadline was not respected, the grade for that task will be reduced by 1 point per day late, unless the student asked the lecturer to arrange a new deadline. This request needs to be motivated by grave circumstances.

Information about retaking exams

The features of the evaluation and/or the determination of grades differ between the first and second examination opportunity. 

• Because of the nature of group tasks (organising and participating in two meetings), these tasks cannot be taken again and class results are transferred to the August resit, accounting for 30% of the final result.
• Students participate in a job interview, accounting for 20% of the final result.
• ­Students resubmit individual writing tasks, which can be improved versions of their previously submitted tasks, accounting for 35% of the final result. ­If writing tasks were not submitted previously, new and equivalent writing assignments will be set by the tutor.
• ­Students take a grammar and meeting language test, accounting for 15% of the final result.