ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM

Assessment will be continuous, and will consist of the following:

In-class essay:                                               20%

Written test:                                                  30%

Research project:                                          20%

Assignment on the novel:                             15%

Attendance & Participation:                         15%                 

2.1. Date for the In-class Essay:                   March 10

2.2. Date for the Written Test:                    May 12

 2.3. Dates for the presentation of research projects:

Research Project 1:                                       March 3 & 4

Research Project 2:                                       April 7 & 8

Research Project 3:                                       April 28

All:                                                                 May 13

NB: You must have chosen one of the dates to present your research project and signed up by February 11.

•      Before you deliver your RP in class, you must submit a proposal. See ‘Instructions for research project’.
•      If you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your written Test or present your research project, you will get 0.

2.3. Assignment on novel:             

The assignment on the novel will consist of the following: 

• One abstract of between 150 and 200 words (see ‘Writing an abstract’ section in ‘Instructions for research project’) plus a bibliography;
• A ten-minute presentation during which the speaker answers one of the existing questions (see Novel Discussion Questions). 
• Dates: May 5 & 6

NB: The abstract can be submitted before the presentation or at the same time (mind that if you submit the abstract and the video simultaneously you will not be given feedback on the first)

3. BIBLIOGRAPHY 

• The course book will be made available in print (upon request) and online (see Moodle). 
• Compulsory reading: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

• Cambridge International Dictionary of English 
• Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language 
• Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture 
• Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English 
• The New Penguin English Dictionary