Open University Chat Thread

Oh, that`s cool.
At first I thought about doing the BA English Language and Literature, but I thought there were not enough possibilities to choose Literature modules and I`m really not that much interested in language theory.

I was doing English Lang and Lit but it's not much interesting tbh you have to take 2 lang modules. And I will only do this one u214 and I want to have a chance to study another lit module, so English Lit it is!

Yeah, that was my thinking. I might go down the Creative Writing route, and that wouldn`t even be possible with Eng Lang & Lit, at least not fully. You could only take the Advanced Creative Writing course, but not the Level 2 beginners/introductory course, for you need to study Reading and studying Literature and some 60 point language module at Level 2.

yea i wish i took the creative writing course instead of u214 now, but im going straight into the level 3 creative writing course because level 3 is weighted more to your degree classification than level 2. otherwise i would have taken the level 2 creative writing one.

good luck, it's nice to find others studying the same and similar pathways as me.

right now im reading James Joyce, Dubliners and will be rewatching Metropolis, then the readings in both chapters for a230.

If it was a maths or possibly science module you might have had a shot at getting 100% as you can get answers exactly right. But an essay based L3 module, you do very well to get over 80%.

Some questions from me:

I notice that some are studying 2 modules at once. How difficult is this? There are no 60 point L2 maths modules that I'm interested in doing; so need to look at 2 30 point courses.

Hello everyone,

I'm new here and thought that I'd jump straight into this discussion as I started an OU course this year. To be honest, I've heard lots of good things about the OU but I can't say that's it's very challenging. Then again, it's still early days yet and I'd really love to get into it a little more and maybe go as far as completing a degree.

I am studying languages, which I have done for many years at traditional colleges. My main issue with this OU course so far, is that there is practically no speaking element or time to practise the language. Reading books is simply not enough, and as a language teacher myself, this is something I constantly nag my students about... Perhaps I'm just used to the face-to-face element of studying languages.

What do you all think about the concept of studying languages with the OU? Is a week-long residential course really enough? Is it worth me continuing next year?

Some questions from me:

I notice that some are studying 2 modules at once. How difficult is this? There are no 60 point L2 maths modules that I'm interested in doing; so need to look at 2 30 point courses.

According to www.ouw.co.uk you can order the course materials and self-teach without taking exams, submitting TMAs, etc. Is it worth it? I want to study a language; but really don't want to pay for another degree. (currently studying a BSc Open Degree)

Hi there and welcome! There is a language thread already in progress plus there's been one or two other threads where the pros and cons of studying languages with the OU have been discussed.
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1874218

It can be difficult studying two modules at once. I did an L2 and L3 together some years back and ended up ditching the L3 course. Very annoyed as if I'd used my tutor more I might have got through it. The problem isn't necessarily the difficulty but the time pressure. You might have to submit two long winded TMA's within days of each other. Hard enough but what if you've had a bad week at work or at home or are feeling unwell in the run up to the submission dates? It can be a lot of pressure.

This is my concern. It's bad enough doing one OU course (30 points) and GCSE English.

Some questions from me:

I notice that some are studying 2 modules at once. How difficult is this? There are no 60 point L2 maths modules that I'm interested in doing; so need to look at 2 30 point courses.

According to www.ouw.co.uk you can order the course materials and self-teach without taking exams, submitting TMAs, etc. Is it worth it? I want to study a language; but really don't want to pay for another degree. (currently studying a BSc Open Degree)