SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Those students with disabilities or special educational needs may contact the Service of Attention to Diversity and Volunteering (ADYV - https://www.um.es/adyv) to receive guidance on better use of their training process and, where appropriate, the adoption of measures of equalization and improvement for inclusion, under the Rectoral Resolution R-358/2016. The treatment of information about this student body, in compliance with the LOPD, is strictly confidential.
ASSESSMENT
In the assessment process, Article 135.1(v) of the Statutes of the University of Murcia, Article 8.6 of the Student Assessment Regulations (REVA), and Instruction SG 18/2026 issued by the Secretary General of the University of Murcia, which interprets these provisions, shall apply. The instruction is available at the following link: https://sede.um.es/sede/documento/normativa/instruccion-del-secretario-general-sg-18-2026-sobre-la-interpretacion-y-aplicacion-del-art-135-1-v-estatutos-umu/24199.pdf
Students are also reminded that Article 22.1 of the Student Assessment Regulations (REVA) provides that "any student who engages in fraudulent conduct, including the improper misrepresentation of identity or authorship, or who is in possession of means or instruments that facilitate such conduct, shall receive a grade of zero in the assessment process and may, where appropriate, be subject to disciplinary sanctions following the initiation of disciplinary proceedings."
0. First and third year English subjects
Students enrolled in the first and third year English subjects ARE ENCOURAGED TO INFORM THEIR TUTORS SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE BETTER GUIDANCE AND ADVICE.
1. Attending students
1.1 May/June exam (Convocatoria II)
The evaluation will consist of the following two parts that will be eliminatory:
A) Part A (Theoretical-practical test) (40%). It will include:
-Grammar and vocabulary test: USE OF ENGLISH
-Oral comprehension test: LISTENING
-Reading comprehension test: READING
-Sentence reformulation test: REPHRASING
These four tests will be carried out together in the same time slot established for the exam.
B) Part B (Speaking test) (30%). It will consist of two parts: the first one will consists of personal and random questions related to the topics, content, and/or readings covered in class. The second part will consist of an individual monologue on one of the vocabulary topics. This test will be digitally recorded and will be held on a different day than the theoretical and practical exam.
C) Final written report (20%). It will consist of one writing assignment, a written text varying in type and style (i.e., letter, essay, article, report). The completion date will be agreed upon on at the beginning of the academic year. It will be done in class during a teaching session. It will help evaluate the appropriate use of the language and vocabulary acquired, grammatical and spelling accuracy, punctuation, style and adecuacy of the written text, the contents, the originality, and organization of the ideas expressed. This report is a class exercise, not an elimination exam.
D) Participation in class (10%). Active, voluntary and frequent participation in English in the language classroom is required to receive the maximum grade. Merely attending the class without participating in conversations using the foreign language is not sufficient in order to receive full marks for participation.
WARNING: Part A of the exam (theoretical-practical test) is passed with a mark equal to or higher than 2 out of 4 points, and Part B (speaking test), with a mark equal to or higher than 1.5 out of 3 points. Failing either of these parts automatically results in failing the entire course. Once Part A and Part B of the exam have been passed independently, the marks corresponding to the final written report and participation in class will be added. The total sum of all these assessment instruments (A-D) must be equal to or higher than 5 to pass the course.
In ‘Convocatoria II’, students may request to retake the assessment components SE3 and SE6 that they did not pass.
Students wishing to retake these assessment components must notify the instructor through the "Apúntate" tool on the Virtual Campus (AV) within five days of the publication of the examination notice on the AV.
Assessment Component SE3 will be retaken by submitting a written report on the day of the written examination, immediately after the exam.
Assessment Component SE6 will be reassessed by assigning a weighting of 40% to the oral examination.
MARKS FROM THE MAY/JUNE EXAM WILL ONLY BE SAVED FOR THE EXAMS ON 'CONVOCATORIA III'.
1.2 June/July exam (Convocatoria III)
This exam will follow the same terms as those established for the May/June exam described in section 1.1.
MARKS FROM THE JUNE/JULY EXAM WILL NOT BE SAVED FOR FUTURE EXAMS.
1.3 February 2026 exam (Convocatoria I)
This exam will follow the same terms as those established in section 1.1. However, since the participation grade cannot be taken into account, the percentages assigned to each of the remaining evaluation instruments will be as follows:
A) Part A (Theoretical-practical test) (40%)
B) Part B (Speaking test) (30%)
C) Final written report (30%)*
*As a matter of courtesy to the students, the theoretical-practical exam and the final written report will be carried out on the same day.
2. Non-attending students
2.1 Overall Assessment
Students who, for any of the reasons set out in Article 8.6 of the REVA and supported by appropriate documentary evidence, are unable to follow the in-person assessment system described in the previous sections may opt for the overall assessment system, which consists of the following:
· Written examination: Grammar/Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, and Listening Comprehension (40%)
· Oral examination: Speaking (30%)
· Final written assignment: Writing (30%)
To facilitate students' travel arrangements, the written examination and the final written assignment will be held on the same day.
3. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This subject is directly linked to Sustainable Development Goal 4 "Quality Education".
4. Written mistakes
The orthographic criteria approved by the Faculty Board shall apply:
https://www.um.es/documents/d/educacion/criterios-ortograficos-facultad-de-educacion
Please note that all information is correct at time of publication. Nevertheless, these guidelines may undergo modifications at the discretion of the teaching staff, which will be communicated in advance to the students.
