Dictionaries are allowed in examinations and there is currently no debate to
review the practice. However, the dictionaries are checked for annotation and
electronic devises are not permitted.
Ian Denny
Administrative Officer
Undergraduate Registry
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YW
Telephone 01524 592139 Fax 01524 594294
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iain Rowan [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:32 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Language dictionaries in examinations
>
> Dear all,
>
> This issue has been raised again in our institution, and I see that
> there is some discussion about this in the current THES.
>
> At present we do not allow international students to use 'their
> language/English' dictionaries in examinations. There was some
> discussion of this on admin-student in 1999 (and practice seemed fairly
> evenly split), but I was wondering whether there had been any changes
> since then.
>
> I'd be grateful if you could let me know current practice and whether
> there is any debate about changing that practice within your
> institution.
>
> Thanks
>
> Iain Rowan
> Head of the Student Office
> University of Sunderland
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