Note To All Students - Time Management & Exams

It is that time of the year again when I start to get the silly questions:

Sean, can you bring the test forward a week because we have to study for exams?
Sean, I can't come to the last 2 lessons because I have to go home to study. Will I still pass the course? 

Firstly, you must attend at least 70% of your English course if you want to get credits and avoid having to do a catch up course in the summer.
Secondly, "going home to study" is not a legitimate reason for missing lessons on a compulsory course.
Thirdly, your final grade is determined by continuous assessment so you need to attend as much as possible in order to get a good grade.
Fourthly, the progress test and final tutorial will only be moved if the lesson is officially cancelled by the university.

In my courses, your grade will be made up of 4 components - Writing, Speaking, The Progress Test and Self Study and you must complete all of these if you want to move up to the next level. The dates for your assessments are available here:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/74452691/LUISS%20Spring%20Term%202014%20Feb%20-%20May
Some assessments have already taken place - if you have missed them then you have a final chance to complete them in the last lesson when you have your tutorial.

While I appreciate that preparing for exams is stressful (I have an LLB Hons. which I completed at the same time as my BA) you should still be able to do your revision while keeping up with lessons in your compulsory courses. If you can't do that, then you have a time management problem and you should see me or student services to get some advice on how to resolve this problem.

Many of you have done some excellent work so far this term, it would be very unfortunate if you didn't get credit for that only because you let your attendance slip in the last few weeks. The Easter Break starts on 16th April and continues until 22nd. Get a head start on your revision then, so that you can easily fit in your study while finishing your language courses in May.