Ok, so you're now in a distance MA program.  You are surrounded by books, CDs and other materials that you've received from Birmingham.  A lot of these books look pretty esoteric ("Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers"), deadly boring ("Fundamental Concepts of Language Teaching") or slightly suspicious ("A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning"). 

What's more, you still have as much work to do as before -- even more, now that you've started this program!  And you have an assessment due in a few weeks.  Distance learning is starting to feel pretty lonely at this point.

You begin asking yourself, "What was I thinking?"

Don't worry.  Many out there (including me!) have been in the same situation.  The first two modules of the Birmingham MA are probably the toughest for new students, because it takes time to learn both how to write for a British University and pace themselves for MA Level Study.  On the left hand navigation bar are Flash Presentations offering advice and website links that will help to get you started. 

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