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Project: MFL modules

For 2021-2022 all Project stages will take place on AssessmentUCL. Full information will be here by 15 November 2021.

Applies to all modern foreign language modules.

The main piece of coursework is the Project (worth 20-30% depending on level), which also forms the basis of the Oral (Video) Examination (especially for level 3 and above) for all courses except Translation Skills and Art Historians. 

Examples will be discussed in class.  You will complete various tasks related to this throughout the year.

CLIE language tutors will assist you with Project planning in class; this will help you focus and make sure you are on the right track.

Writing your Project

There are four stages to writing your Project:

1. Topic and title: Discuss and agree the topic and title or question you intend to write your Project on with your CLIE language tutor by Friday 18 December 2020.

2. Proposal: Present a statement of the subject of your Project and the reasons you have chosen this topic (plus indicate the sources you intend to use) in class in the first week of Term 2.  Following discussion and feedback, you should complete the CLIE Language Modules Project Proposal Form and submit this to your CLIE language tutor (in class or by email - as directed by your CLIE language tutor) no later than Friday 22 January 2021

Language of the written proposal:

  • Levels 1-3: English.
  • Levels 4-7: Target language.

You must use the CLIE Language Modules Project Proposal Form to submit your proposal.

If you need to amend your Proposal after submission and following feedback then you should amend your existing Proposal Form and resubmit it.

3. Draft: Submit a draft of the first part of your Project (approximately 40% of the UPPER word limit for your level).  This will allow your CLIE language tutor to give feedback on structure and content, and also alert you to any main grammatical issues. 

Your draft should be submitted to your CLIE language tutor IN YOUR CLASS in the week BEFORE Reading Week 2 (i.e. in the week 08-12 February 2021). 

Your draft will be returned to you, with feedback, IN YOUR CLASS within the two weeks AFTER Reading Week 2 (i.e. in the weeks 22-26 February 2021/01-05 March 2021). 

If you are taking a 30-credit module please discuss with your CLIE language tutor(s) which class this should be done in. 

You must use the CLIE Language Modules Project Draft Form to submit your draft. 

4. Submission and completion: Submit an electronic version of your Project by Monday 22 March 2021 at 14:00 UK time.   

You will receive feedback on your Project, and the provisional mark, from your CLIE language tutor seven (7) calendar days before the submission date for the Video Examination.

Format of your Project

Typed with double-spacing between lines, except for the following languages and levels:

Arabic

Levels 1-3 handwritten (and scanned); levels 4-5 the draft should be handwritten, the final submission should be typed

Japanese

Levels 1-6 handwritten (and scanned); level 7 typed.

Mandarin

Levels 1-5 handwritten (and scanned) version plus a typed version, levels 6-7 typed.

Acceptable formats for your Project

Word (.docx, .doc) or PDF (.pdf), unless your tutor has advised otherwise.
ALL material you are submitting must be combined into this one file.

Deadline

The submission deadline for your Project deadline is Monday 22 March 2021 at 14:00 UK time (unless you have an extension). However, we encourage you to submit earlier if you have finished your Project, and to not leave submission until the last minute in order to allow for any technical issues when uploading.

You can only submit ONCE, so after you have submitted your Project it is NOT possible to resubmit it.

Naming your submission

You must name your Project in this structure:
[Module]-[Delivery]-Project-4-Complete-[SURNAME,Forename]-[StudentNumber]

You will be emailed your individual unique filename to use.

Cover/Coversheet

On the first page of your Project you should include:

  • Your full name.
  • Your student number.
  • The module you are taking.
  • Your Project title.
  • Your number of words.

There is NO separate CLIE coversheet.

Submission of your Project

Submission will be online ONLY.

  • For European language modules: submission is via the Moodle course for the language module. Once you are on the Moodle course, click on the Project submission link. 
  • For Non-European language modules: submission is via a designated form (you will be emailed the link).

Submission will open on Monday 15 March 2021 at 10:00 UK time.

You must submit your Project in ONE part. This must contain:

  • Your Project (the work written by you). 
  • Your references/highlighted sources, as an appendix at the end of your Project

Your Proposal (stage 2) and Draft (stage 3) should already have been submitted to your CLIE language tutor, so you should NOT include them with your Project (stage 4) submission.

By submitting your Project to the CLIE you confirm that:

  • Your Project is entirely your own work except where explicitly and individually indicated and that you have read, understood and followed the UCL CLIE Project Guidelines for this course (in the CLIE Language Modules Student Handbook 2020-2021, MFL modules pp23-32, EAP modules pp42-44, BSL modules pp47-49) and UCL Academic Integrity guidance.
  • You have discussed and agreed the topic/title with your CLIE language tutor.

 

Software suggestions for working with pdfs:

UCL recommends PDFsam Basic (https://pdfsam.org/pdfsam-basic/), which can split, merge, extract pages, mix and rotate PDF files

On a Mac you can use Preview (see https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202945)

Online:

Software suggestions for scanning:

Online:

Android and iOS:

  • Adobe Scan PDF Scanner
  • Scanner App to PDF
  • Tiny Scanner
  • Microsoft Office Lens - PDF Scanner

These all turn jpegs and other image formats into pdfs and rearrange the image and make the text clear.

Academic Integrity

Your Project must be your own work and you must read and follow UCL Academic Integrity guidance.

Academic Integrity means being honest in your academic work, and making sure that you formally recognise and reference the existing knowledge and ideas on which your work is based. If you do not acknowledge the work or ideas of others, you could be penalised for Academic Misconduct.

All plagiarism will be penalised. Any cases of suspected plagiarism will be challenged - those students will have to complete a task under supervised conditions and/or points will be deducted and could result in zero points for this piece of coursework and the matter referred to the Registrar. A variety of methods are used to detect plagiarism, including the use of the Turnitin® detection system. 

You must NOT duplicate topics you have used for GCSE or any other courses. You may refer to some of the research you have undertaken previously so long as the majority of the sources and bibliography for your Project are up-to-date and there is justification for referencing this older material. 

You must NOT get help from friends, use translation services or copy sources verbatim. You may discuss your Project with a native speaker but you CANNOT show them any of your written work. 

Using a computer spellchecker is acceptable as the correct option still needs to be selected. However using a computer to translate from English into the target language is NOT acceptable: 

  • For your sources - if the source was originally in English then you will get zero points for it; 
  • For your Writing element - which constitutes plagiarism. 

Specific information for each level

Level 1

Project description 

Your Project should be related to some aspect of the country (or one of the countries) whose language you are learning (e.g. a city, a personality or cultural habits). You are recommended to relate this to your personal experience. Your topic should be mainly descriptive. Formats can be, for example: a diary, a guide, a letter, a dialogue. 

You should make use of and refer to the documents you submit. 

Your Project MUST include: 

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses); 
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used. 

Reading Element 

You need to read some target language source documents to gather information on your chosen topic, evidence of which must form part of your Project. 

Amount of material to be read and submitted: THREE (3) text-based documents, TOTAL 500-700 WORDS (Arabic: 300-500 words; Japanese: 1000-1500 characters; Mandarin: 400-600 characters) 

A variety of sources must be used. 

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining). 

You can obviously read more than this but only this amount should be submitted. For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections. 

Writing Element 

Your Project must be written IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. A table of contents should be included. 

Number of words required: 250-400 WORDS (Arabic: 200-300 words; Japanese: 800-1200 characters, 2-3 mai genkou-youshi; Mandarin: 250-300 characters) 

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices. 

Quotations: Quotes should NOT be included in your word count. 

There should not be excessive quoting. 

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 20):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 5 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 15 points.

Writing Points (out of 80):

  • Organisation, style and register - 10 points;
  • Content - 20 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar - 30 points;
  • Spelling and punctuation - 10 points.

Undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 35):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 15 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 20 points.

Writing Points (out of 65):

  • Organisation, style and register - 10 points;
  • Content - 15 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar - 25 points;
  • Spelling and punctuation - 5 points.
Level 2

Level 2

Project description 

Your Project should be related to some aspect of the country (or one of the countries) whose language you are learning. You are recommended to relate this to your personal experience. Your topic should be mainly descriptive. Formats can be, for example: a diary, a guide, a letter, an interview. 

You should make use of and refer to the documents you submit. 

Your Project MUST include: 

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses); 
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used. 

Reading Element 

You need to read some target language source documents to gather information on your chosen topic, evidence of which must form part of your Project. 

Amount of material to be read and submitted: THREE (3) text-based documents, TOTAL 700-1000 WORDS (Arabic: 500-800 words; Japanese: 1500-2000 characters; Mandarin: 600-800 characters) 

A variety of sources must be used. 

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining). 

You can obviously read more than this but only this amount should be submitted. For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections. 

Writing Element 

Your Project must be written IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. A table of contents should be included. 

Number of words required: 450-600 WORDS (Arabic: 450-600 words; Japanese: 1000-1400 characters, 2.5-3.5 mai genkou-youshi; Mandarin: 400-500 characters) 

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices. 

Quotations: Quotes should NOT be included in your word count. 

There should not be excessive quoting. 

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 20):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 5 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 15 points.

Writing Points (out of 80):

  • Organisation, style and register - 10 points;
  • Content - 20 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar - 30 points;
  • Spelling and punctuation - 10 points.

Undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 35):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 15 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 20 points.

Writing Points (out of 65):

  • Organisation, style and register - 10 points;
  • Content - 15 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar - 25 points;
  • Spelling and punctuation - 5 points.
Level 3, Level 3: Academic Purposes - Introduction

Level 3, Level 3: Academic Purposes - Introduction

Project description 

Level 3

Your Project should be related to aspects of the country (or one of the countries) whose language you are learning. You should describe and explain an issue or event of your choice and give your informed opinion on it. You are recommended to relate this to your personal experience. 

Level 3: Academic Purposes - Introduction

Your Project should be related to aspects of the country (or one of the countries) whose language you are learning. You should describe and explain an academic-related issue or event of your choice and give your informed opinion on it. You are recommended to relate this to your personal experience. 


You should make use of and refer to the documents you submit. 

Your Project MUST include: 

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses); 
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used. 

Reading Element 

You need to read some target language source documents to gather information on your chosen topic, evidence of which must form part of your Project. 

Amount of material to be read and submitted: THREE (3) text-based documents, TOTAL 1200-1500 WORDS (Arabic: 900-1200 words; Japanese: 2000-2500 characters; Mandarin: 1000-1200 characters) 

A variety of sources must be used. 

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining). 

You can obviously read more than this but only this amount should be submitted. For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections. 

Writing Element 

Your Project must be written IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. A table of contents should be included. 

Number of words required: 700-800 WORDS (Arabic: 700-800 words; Japanese: 1200-1600 characters, 3-4 mai genkou-youshi; Mandarin: 600-700 characters) 

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices. 

Quotations: Quotes should NOT be included in your word count. 

There should not be excessive quoting. 

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 25):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 10 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 15 points.

Writing Points (out of 75):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 18 points;
  • Vocabulary - 15 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 22 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 32 points).

Undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate modules

Reading Points (out of 40):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 15 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 25 points.

Writing Points (out of 60):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 16 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 14 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 24 points).
Level 4

Level 4

Project description 

Your Project should be related to aspects of the country (or one of the countries) whose language you are learning. It can be on a question of your choice; however, the topic should be considered from a contemporary perspective.  Your Project should review the documents that you have read, and we recommend that you phrase the subtitle of your Project as a question in order to stimulate argumentation and help keep the Project focused.  

You should make use of and refer to the documents you submit. 

Your Project MUST include: 

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses); 
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used. 

Reading Element 

You need to read some target language source documents to gather information on your chosen topic, evidence of which must form part of your Project. 

Amount of material to be read and submitted: THREE (3) text-based documents (Arabic: 1200-1500 words; Mandarin: 1200-1500 characters) 

A variety of sources must be used. 

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining). 

You can obviously read more than this but only this amount should be submitted. For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections. 

Writing Element 

Your Project must be written IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. A table of contents should be included. 

Number of words required: 900-1100 WORDS (Arabic: 900-1100 words; Japanese: 1400-1800 characters, 3.5-4.5 mai genkou-youshi; Mandarin: 800-900 characters) 

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices. 

Quotations: 

  • Short quotes SHOULD be included in your word count.
  • Extended quotations (of more than two lines) should be indented in the text and should NOT be included in the word count. 

There should not be excessive quoting. 

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 25):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 10 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 15 points.

Writing Points (out of 75):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 18 points;
  • Vocabulary - 15 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 22 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 32 points).

Undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 40):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 15 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 25 points.

Writing Points (out of 60):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 16 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 14 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 24 points).
Level 5: Business and Current Affairs

Level 5: Business and Current Affairs

Project description 

Your Project should be related to aspects of business and/or current affairs of the country (or one of the countries) whose language you are learning. It can be on a question of your choice; however, the topic should be considered from a contemporary perspective.  Your Project should review the documents that you have read, and we recommend that you phrase the subtitle of your Project as a question in order to stimulate argumentation and help keep the Project focused. 

You should make use of and refer to the documents you submit. 

Your Project MUST include: 

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses); 
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used. 

Reading Element 

You need to read some target language source documents to gather information on your chosen topic, evidence of which must form part of your Project. 

Amount of material to be read and submitted: THREE (3) text-based documents (Arabic: 1500-1800 words; Mandarin: 1500-1800 characters) 

A variety of sources must be used. 

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining). 

You can obviously read more than this but only this amount should be submitted. For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections. 

Writing Element 

Your Project must be written IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. A table of contents should be included. 

Number of words required: 1100-1300 WORDS (Arabic: 1100-1300 words; Japanese: 1600-2000 characters, 4-5 mai genkou-youshi; Mandarin: 1000-1200 characters) 

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices. 

Quotations: 

  • Short quotes SHOULD be included in your word count.
  • Extended quotations (of more than two lines) should be indented in the text and should NOT be included in the word count. 

There should not be excessive quoting. 

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 25):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 10 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 15 points.

Writing Points (out of 75):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 18 points;
  • Vocabulary - 15 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 22 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 32 points).

Undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 40):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 15 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 25 points.

Writing Points (out of 60):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 16 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 14 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 24 points).
Level 6: Current Affairs and Culture

Level 6: Current Affairs and Culture

Project description 

Your Project should be related to aspects of business and/or current affairs and/or social, historical and political culture of the country (or one of the countries) whose language you are learning. It can be on a question of your choice; however, the topic should be considered from a contemporary perspective.  Your Project should review the documents that you have read, and we recommend that you phrase the subtitle of your Project as a question in order to stimulate argumentation and help keep the Project focused.

You should make use of and refer to the documents you submit. 

Your Project MUST include: 

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses); 
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used. 

Reading Element 

You need to read some target language source documents to gather information on your chosen topic, evidence of which must form part of your Project. 

Amount of material to be read and submitted: THREE (3) text-based documents (Mandarin: 1800-2100 characters) 

A variety of sources must be used. 

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining). 

You can obviously read more than this but only this amount should be submitted. For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections. 

Writing Element 

Your Project must be written IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. A table of contents should be included. 

Number of words required: 1300-1500 WORDS (Japanese: 2000-2400 characters, 5-6 mai genkou-youshi; Mandarin: 1300-1500 characters) 

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices. 

Quotations: 

  • Short quotes SHOULD be included in your word count.
  • Extended quotations (of more than two lines) should be indented in the text and should NOT be included in the word count. 

There should not be excessive quoting. 

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 25):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 10 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 15 points.

Writing Points (out of 75):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 18 points;
  • Vocabulary - 15 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 22 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 32 points).

Undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate deliveries

Reading Points (out of 40):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 15 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 25 points.

Writing Points (out of 60):

  • Organisation - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Style and register - 10 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 5 points);
  • Content - 16 points;
  • Vocabulary - 10 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 14 points (Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin: 24 points).
Level 7 (Professional Purposes, Academic Purposes, Professional and Academic Purposes)

Level 7 (Professional Purposes, Academic Purposes, Professional and Academic Purposes)

Project description 

Your Project should be related to aspects of the professional/academic use of the language you are learning (for example in the area of your main degree subject or intended career). It can be on a question of your choice; however, the topic should be considered from a contemporary perspective.  Your Project should review the documents that you have read, and we recommend that you phrase the subtitle of your Project as a question in order to stimulate argumentation and help keep the Project focused.

You should make use of and refer to the documents you submit. 

Your Project MUST include: 

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses); 
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used. 

Reading/Listening Element 

You need to research your chosen topic through reading some target language source documents, listening to tv/radio programmes or through structured discussions. You are encouraged to gain additional information through interviews and/or questionnaires with native speakers. Evidence of these must form part of your Project. Notes and transcripts will be considered as suitable sources. 

Number of pieces of material to be submitted: THREE (3) sources of different formats/types (Mandarin: 2100-2500 characters) 

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining). 

You can obviously read/listen to more than this but only this amount should be submitted. For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections. 

Writing Element 

Your Project must be written IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. A table of contents should be included. 

Number of words required: 2000-2500 WORDS (Japanese: 2400-2800 characters, 6-7 mai genkou-youshi; Mandarin: 2000-2500 characters) 

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices. 

Quotations: 

  • Short quotes SHOULD be included in your word count. 
  • Extended quotations (of more than two lines) should be indented in the text and should NOT be included in the word count. 

There should not be excessive quoting. 

Marking criteria (specific) 

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate deliveries

Reading/Listening Points (out of 25):

  • Selection of material (material should be from a variety of sources) - 10 points;
  • Evaluation (how the material is evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 15 points.

Writing Points (out of 75):

  • Organisation - 15 points;
  • Style and register - 10 points;
  • Content - 15 points;
  • Vocabulary - 15 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 20 points.

Undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate deliveries

Reading/Listening Points (out of 40):

  • Selection of material (material should be from a variety of sources) - 15 points;
  • Evaluation (how the material is evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 25 points.

Writing Points (out of 60):

  • Organisation - 10 points;
  • Style and register - 8 points;
  • Content - 15 points;
  • Vocabulary - 12 points;
  • Grammar, including spelling and punctuation - 15 points.
Level 7 (Translation Skills)

Level 7 (Translation Skills)

Project description

Your project will consist of the translation into the target language (TL) of one to three English source texts (STs) totaling 1450-1500 words and a set of eight annotations on the translation written in English (650-700 words).  Through these annotations you should comment on specific translation problems you encountered and how you dealt with them, thus demonstrating your understanding of the translation process and your ability to use relevant translation strategies.  In the first of these annotations, you are required to describe briefly the genre, audience and purpose of the ST (GAP analysis) and explain how these three aspects have informed your translation choices.  You are free to choose the ST(s) - they could be related to your main degree subject or to a subject you are particularly interested in - but they must be submitted to your CLIE language tutor for approval by Friday 15 January 2021.  Your tutor's approval of the ST(s) will depend on the level of difficulty and on whether a translation of the text(s) is already available.  Where more than one ST is chosen, they must be on different aspects of the same topic.

Number of words required: 1450-1500 WORDS (source text, NOT your translation) + 650-700 WORDS (annotations)

Your Project MUST include:

  • The source text(s) (STs) including word count;
  • Your translation of the source text(s) (STs) including word count;
  • The annotations (in English);
  • A list of relevant references as applicable.

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Undergraduate, undergraduate (Masters Year) and postgraduate deliveries

Translation points (out of 70):

  • Comprehension, message transfer, readability and cohesion - 30 points;
  • Range and accuracy of grammar and lexis - 30 points;
  • Technical aspects - 10 points.

Annotations points (out of 30):

  • Relevance - 10 points;
  • Accuracy and clarity - 10 points;
  • Range and completeness - 10 points.

 

Level 2: Art Historians

Level 2: Art Historians

Project description

Your Project should describe, summarise and explain the main ideas from several target language art-related texts offering different perspectives on your chosen topic and the issue(s) you address.  These texts can be comparative or related.  We recommend that you phrase the subtitle of your Project as a question in order to stimulate argumentation and help keep the Project focused.  Your Project should review and refer to the documents that you have read and discuss the issues.  You need to demonstrate a deep understanding of your chosen texts.  

Your Project MUST include:

  • A bibliography of ALL relevant sources you have read and used (including FULL internet addresses);
  • Highlighted copies of your THREE (3) main sources used.  

Reading Element

You need to read some target language source documents to gather information on your chosen topic, evidence of which must form part of your Project.

Amount of material to be read and submitted: APPROXIMATELY 2000 WORDS

Number of pieces of material to be submitted: THREE (3) text-based documents

The relevant sections of these documents MUST be marked (either by highlighting or underlining).

You can obviously read more than this but only this amount should be submitted.  For long texts either include ONLY the relevant sections or CROSS THROUGH the other sections.

Writing Element

Your Project must be written IN ENGLISH.  A table of contents should be included.

Number of words required: 1400-1600 WORDS

Your word count should include the main text and any tables, diagrams and illustrations together with their captions, plus footnotes and endnotes, but not the table of contents, bibliography or appendices.

Quotations:

  • Short quotes SHOULD be included in your word count.
  • Extended quotations (of more than two lines) should be indented in the text and should NOT be included in the word count.

There should not be excessive quoting.

Marking criteria (specific)

For general information see the Marking criteria (general). 

Reading Points (out of 50):

  • Selection of material (documents should be from a variety of sources) - 20 points;
  • Evaluation (how the documents are evaluated and used/integrated in the Project) - 30 points.

Writing Points (out of 50):

  • Organisation - 15 points;
  • Content/understanding - 15 points;
  • Key ideas - 5 points;
  • Summary - 15 points.

 

Additional information specific to Art Historians

We are interested in the reading and writing process of your Project, as this process will help you to learn both the target language and art related information in the target language.

Additional information 

We expect language appropriate to your level. We are interested in the reading and writing process of your Project, as this process will help you to learn both language and information about countries where the language is spoken. 

If sources are not submitted with your Project you will get zero points for Reading. 

The research you do for your Project will help you in your Oral Examination*. 


* The Oral Examination does not apply to Translation Skills and Art Historians.