The current regulations on the use of dictionaries are indicated below: 

 

English dictionaries are not normally permitted to be taken into an examination room by any student.  An English-English dictionary will be available in each multiple occupancy examination venue and may be used for reference purposes by all students (EXCEPT those taking examinations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice).   Students with modified assessment provisions who are in their own rooms, however, will be expected to provide their own English dictionary if required, which must be a clean copy subject to checking by the reader/invigilator.

 

Exceptionally, the following groups of students may use their own mono-lingual paper English-English dictionaries:

 

(a) Students with modified assessment provisions, provided there is a recommendation for use of a personal dictionary from Disability Assist Services.  The dictionaries must be clean copies, subject to checking by invigilators.

 

(b) Students undertaking Modules ELC100, ELC100B, ELC200, ELC200B, ELC300, ELC300B, ELC301 which are designed for non-native speaker students wishing to further improve their level of English.  There will be no requirement for these dictionaries to be checked by invigilators.

 

(a)  The use of monolingual, bilingual or other dictionaries for the language being studied is not normally permitted.   Any exceptions to this will be clearly stated in the rubric, and in such cases it is the responsibility of the student to provide his/her own dictionary.

 

(b)  Exchange students from other countries may use a bilingual dictionary which goes between English and their mother tongue (but not the language being studied), or a monolingual English dictionary.  For the purposes of this regulation the term “exchange student” is taken to include students from institutions in other countries who are studying on a double award programme whose successful completion will confer on them both a qualification from their home institution and an award from the University of Plymouth.  In such cases it is the responsibility of the student to provide his/her own dictionary.

 

(c)  In order to be able to use a dictionary at a Modern Language examination a student must obtain a signed certificate specifying their name, module and the type of dictionary permitted.  The student must ensure that the certificate is displayed on her/his examination desk for checking by the invigilator.

 

Students should be aware that dictionaries are subject to checking by invigilators and that they may be confiscated for the duration of the examination if they are found to contain extra notes, marginalia, etc.

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