The course assessment will consist of several activities done in class (once the unit is finished, the students will be asked to submit one of the activities done in class). Some of them will be done in groups. Please note: ALL these activities are done during the class sessions.

If a student cannot submit an assignment (or the mark does not reach the pass mark), it can be submitted in the “segona convocatòria”. A maximum of two assignments can be submitted during the “2a convocatòria”

If the student fails or does not submit 3 or more assignments, s/he will have to sit an exam worth 80% of the final mark. The student will be also asked to hand in the lesson plan on the day of the final exam (20%).

A compilation of compulsory readings will serve as main sources of information for the course. Most of the readings are journal articles or book chapters on the specific topics. Further information about the main readings will be provided to students on Moodle. 

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