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Use of bilingual dictionary and/or extra time during an examination
If you are from a non-English speaking background, you may be entitled to the use of a bilingual dictionary and/or extra time in your end of semester centrally organised examinations.
Eligibility
You may need to apply for these special arrangements as a NESB student.
Bilingual dictionary requirements
A bilingual dictionary is:
- A dictionary which translates English words into a foreign language, and vice versa - standard English dictionaries and thesauruses WILL NOT be permitted.
- Not an advanced or specialist dictionary — dictionaries with extensive interpretation or advanced levels of translation, and dictionaries for a specific profession or related to a course of study (eg a medical dictionary, business or finance dictionary) are not permitted.
- In book form only — ie electronic dictionaries are not permitted.
- Unmarked — there must be no unauthorised material or annotations in the dictionary (ie no handwriting or comments, other than personal identification, no printed materials attached to, or inserted in the bilingual dictionary). Highlighting and/or underlining is permitted.
During the exam
- Invigilators will check bilingual dictionaries during the examination to ensure they are unmarked and contain no unauthorised material (ie handwriting etc).
- If the invigilator finds unauthorised notes, the dictionary will be confiscated and you will not be permitted to use it during the examination. A replacement bilingual dictionary will not be provided.
- Students found with Unauthorised material during the examination will be asked to accompany the invigilator back to the Examinations Office for an interview with the Exams Coordinator (or delegate) and will be subject to academic dishonesty reporting.
How to ensure you don't break the rules
It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have any unauthorised material in the examination room. There are simple steps that you can take to ensure you do not infringe the University's rules for examinations:
- Check any material you may have 'borrowed from a friend' at the last minute. If you have borrowed a bilingual dictionary (or any other item you may bring into the exam) it is your responsibility to check it thoroughly for notes (ie each and every page) before you enter the examination room. Penalties may apply to students who break QUT's Student Rules and bring unauthorised material into an examination.
- Listen carefully to the instructions given to you by the invigilator. Ask for assistance if you have any questions about the rules and arrangements for the examination.
- Surrender any unauthorised material or notes before the exam begins — if you are found with these after the exam commences you will have broken QUT's Student Rules.
Other reasonable adjustments
Guidelines exist for staff assessing other reasonable adjustments in examinations for NESB students.
For policy on reasonable adjustments in examinations for students from non-English speaking backgrounds
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