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.
Dictaphone
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
You can then listen to it when you are