Studying and school holidays don't mix!

Don't get me wrong - I love my children dearly. Yet when I have 3 tutor marker assignments, then three end of course written assignments plus 3 end of course spoken assignments to prepare, my patience is stretched to the limit. Every time I think I have an hour to make some progress I get interrupted for one reason or another. I have one more TMA to submit, then I am on to the end of course assignments - the important bits that will affect my overall degree grade.

I am reasonably confident with my German EMAs - I think I should be able to write enough to get a pass grade. Yet I am very apprehensive about the spoken component of these exams - I have little to no speaking practise!

French is another matter altogether - my continuous assessment has just been enough to get a pass grade 2 overall, but that means I need to get a grade 2 in my written and spoken end of course assessments. That will mean a lot of work between now and October! Lie I said, my children are great but they are not conducive to studying! I need to spend several hours working on my assignments before submission date, plus try to get to the face to face tutorials during September to practise.