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Edited by Amy Ka Ling Moore, Monday, 5 Nov 2012, 22:33

There I was feeling rubbish, because I was rushing too much and not being effective.  I started again, from the very beginning and felt very relieved to read Emma's quote below.  Had I not rushed so much, I wouldn't have missed an important quote.  However, I am pleased that I tried the 'reflective thinking' and tried to think of an 'alternative solution' to feel on top of things.  I am just going to accept that yes this is overwhelming, but it's only week 1 so try not to be too hard on myself.  I am pleased that someone else also uses a dictaphone to learn.  If I get stuck again, I'll try to slow the pace down (too much excitement can go the other way) and simply learn, learn and learn.  I have to remember it's a journey.

"I learn mostly by listening. I tape myself reading passages in my book, or my online journals or whatever, and I record pertinent points on my digital recorder then I can play them back on my iPod. It's really good for on the move as well as when I'm at home." (Emma's quote).

You can learn from listening to

  • summaries from module material
  • revision points or notes
  • vocabulary for your language module
  • your tutor clarifying a difficult concept
  • another student explaining a topic.

You can then listen to it when you are

  • at home – gardening, cleaning, putting up shelves
  • travelling – in the car, on the bus or train
  • exercising – running, walking, or on a gym machine.
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