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Assignment 2

Friday, 6 Feb 2015, 23:33
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Well, I've just received my results for Assignment two in Spanish and French. I scored 95% and 93% respectively, which was exactly the same as Assignment one. Of course I'm over the moon with the results; I'd be an idiot not to be! The feedback given by my tutors was excellent. Clear and concise, and actually things I didn't know before. (Thankfully, they weren't flagging stupid errors!).

Aiming to maintain this.

I am a part of a Facebook group in which everyone is fine to share results. It's good to see how you're doing in comparison to others, although I really struggle to post my stuff. There are some OU students who really struggle, and willing them on often sounds patronising and unnecessary. 

For TMA3, I'm hoping to maintain the positivity and by the end of this first year of study, have scored good marks overall. 

A la prochaine fois.

Tags: french, introduction, spanish, writing
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Christopher Taylor

OCD and Worry

Tuesday, 6 Jan 2015, 10:20
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The first term is over and I have to say it's not been too bad thus far. 

What does play with the OCD is the fact that the 'new week' officially starts on a Saturday. Following the course materials has  been manageable, but when you have one lapse, it has a knock-on effect which means you can be sat in the same place for hours trying to catch up. This has happened once or twice. 

One thing that I have noticed is how I have a mild panic when someone merely refers to something I haven't yet come across in a unit. What I've found is that when you then "learn this for the first time", it acts as a revision, so the panic should be avoided if possible. 

TMA2 is fast approaching, and it's a written one. I've been making full use of both Babelia and Pratique in order that the TMA comes more naturally. Writing is filled with far more dread than speaking is for me, as I feel I can explain my around things eventually. 

I suppose, though, if it were easy, there'd be no point! Allez, Courage!

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