4-5 September 2006

Exams. Stranggggeee feeling to be on the receiving end of exam. Must have been such a long time that I felt shocked when I saw the seating arrangement.... even when I see the same every semester.... The first exam, Action Research, was a even greater surprise as it turned out to be open-book. I thought they say starting from this year, there'll be no more open book? And just a week ago, the lecturer had emailed a response to a classmate that there'll be no reference. Strange indeed.... a reputable school which can't make up its mind? Everyone was furiously referring to their notes but I guess I could offer something different cos I put in ideas from Curriculum Design (CD) since that was all I bought along. Luckily, I didn't bring any relevant material.... there was barely time to tell all the tales I could fish out from my mind....

The second was hardly better.... even less time..... but I had one special source that nobody else bought.... the Singapore EL Syllabus..... unbeatable, hehe.... Sad to say, I didn't have enough time to prepare for exam because of oral exam, marking, CA..... Really! I plan my timetable to factor in 30min of studying every day but even that wasn't enough.... so of course, I resorted to the time-tested favourite strategy of students all through the years - spot questions..... luckily I was spot-on with emphasis on needs analysis and syllabus...but method not recommended to everyone.....