Week 3 This past week was the first week of classes, or as they say here, modules. To wrap up the week, our Social Programme took us on a walking tour of Central London yesterday (Saturday). I'll explain a bit about the school system here and then recap what I got to see in the city. MODULES Each module has three parts: (1) Lecture, (2) Seminar, and (3) Modules Clinic. The lecture is where the Module Convenor delivers the lecture of the week on whatever topic is scheduled to be covered. The seminar is where the Module Tutor (sometimes it will be your Convenor) will take the class through different exercises that apply the concepts learned in the lecture. It is important to attend seminars because the exercises build up to what is expected in the final assessment. For all three of my Roehampton courses, my final grade is dependent on one single assessment, the summative that is submitted online at the end of the semester. Module clinics are something new they added this semester. It is an hour of remote learning that is more for full time university students as they act like sessions with UH advisors. It is less about the actual materials for the module as the topics tutors are given are directly from the University. I will have more information on classes in a later post. WALKNG TOUR OF LONDON On Saturday, I went on a walking tour of London hosted by the Social Programme the university has for study abroad and international students. We got to see some of London's most well known monuments as well as some lesser known ones. Our tour started at Blackfriars station and ended at Borough Market. Unfortunately, by the time we got to the market all the stalls were closing. There were still a few places open so my friends and I were able to grab a bite for dinner before taking the bus back to campus. That particular day was a national rail strike, so the tube line we would normally take was not running all the way Putney. (Be aware of rail and tube strike days when here. The buses will be busy and generally take longer due to traffic and all the stops in between). Friends and Tower Bridge St. Paul's Catherdral
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Kaylee MikiI'm a college student from Hawai‘i studying abroad in London and looking forward to traveling around Europe and sharing my experiences. Archives
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