13 April 2015
After two months where it has felt that the rate of learning has increased with each chapter/week that I study, I am finally coming to the end of the course. My remaining activities are revision, my final assignment and the dreaded exam. Then I can spend my free time not worrying about studying but just doing things for fun. Unlike other courses, I won't stop learning at the end fo the course, but there will be less pressure on me to complete tasks to deadlines. And no fear of failing which always hangs over me as a student.
It's quite amazing how much we seem to have covered in the year. At the moment, my head is filled crammed with new knowledge I haven't had time to digest. That is my challenge for the exam and beyond, retaining and utilising what I have learnt.
Once I have completed my exam, I will move to more leisurely learning strategies. I plan to watch French television, listen to radio, read books and newspapers and continue with my French conversation group at work. And when I finally go to France in the summer, hopefully I will be able to talk a little more fluently.