After the Easter holidays, there will be only seven more classes as the second semester will come to an end on May 8th. We now know that FLUL will remain closed and that all activities, tests and exams will have to be done remotely. Given these special circumstances, and in accordance with our Dean’s instructions, the assessment and grading system had to be slightly changed. Weighting is now as follows:

·      First test 10%  - already done on 18^th March

·      Second test 40%  - 27 April 2020 (to be done during class hours)

The test will have three parts:

Part 1 – 3 reading comprehension questions on a reading passage

Part 2 – writing a summary

Part 3 – writing a paragraph

 ·      Oral presentation 15%

This is an individual assignment that will consist in a 3-minute speech, spoken from notes, NOT read.

 The topic of the presentation has changed. It will no longer be about a book or film.

 The new topic is: My most treasured possession

 In principle, the oral presentations will be done via Zoom meetings. In case that is not possible, you will have to do a video of your presentation and email it to me.

 Each student will choose the date of the oral presentation from a set of proposed dates. I will share a file with you on Google Drive for you to choose a date for your oral presentation.

 ·      Written assignments 30%  (all but the last one have already been done)

o   Letter of advice

o   Superstitions

o   Summary of “Thief”

o   A major challenge/achievement

o   Justice podcast: Personalisation section

o   Worksheets 1 to 5

o   Summary of “Cat in the rain”

 ·      Attendance 5% (exclusively for in-class lessons from 27^th January to 9^th March)

 Since assessment is conducted on a regular basis, any task that is not submitted when due and/or any form of plagiarism will be given a zero. Any student who fails to do one of the above-mentioned tests/tasks will be given a zero.

 Worker students may, if they so wish, opt for continuous assessment (in which case they will have to comply with all the assessment criteria set for regular students) OR sit the Época de Avaliação Final Alternativa examination. The examination will focus on the contents of the syllabus adopted for the B1.2 level.

 As I’m sure you all know now, the Época de Avaliação Final Alternativa examination will also have to be done at home during class hours since FLUL will remain closed. The date has not been set yet but it will be in the week 1 to 5 June.

 Proposed activities for classes from 15 April to 6 May

 (Easter holidays: 8-14 April)

 15 April: Discussion of the short story “Cat in the rain” by Ernest Hemingway (pp. 39-41) read at home over the Easter holidays

·      Homework: write a summary of the short story / deadline 16 April

 20 April: Discussion of the short story “Sunday in the park” by Bel Kaufman (pp. 42-45)

·      Oral summary of the short story

 22 April: Video podcast “Neighbours” / grammar exercises???

 27 April: Second writing test

 29 April: Oral presentations start

 4 May: Oral presentations continued

 6 May: Oral presentations (this will be our last class)