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    Languages used in the TMA and EMA

    Submitted 2 years ago by Nadiah Salih
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      I feel like the language used in TMA's and EMA's needs a degree to just understand them, the many times I had to translate a question into German (translation isn't always correct) just to understand what the question wants. however then I get told by tutors "but thats not what I wanted to see in your TMA" ?? I understand at a higher level it should be harder but not in an over the top English language that even native uk people don't get
    Louise Robinson
    12:25pm on 7 Apr 23 As an autistic student - this! I struggle so much with TMAs and EMAs as the wording is often so misleading and I’ve been caught out more than once and now spiral into overthinking and work myself into struggling to formulate any sort of answer. I’ve opted to sit two exam based modules next year because I’m so tired of it. My main motivation for sitting exams is to get away from the open book, ambiguous style of questioning where the answers are “all there” but require you to sit and piece a jigsaw of information together to apply your knowledge out of context for a 6 mark answer.
    Jonna Hackel
    5:29am on 8 Apr 23 I totally agree. Also in the online activities. There were so many times where I had to read the given answer, just to understand the question. Not because I don't understand english but because there are very often multiple ways of interpretating the question. Regarding the TMAs I'd really appreciate a "perfect answer" option. Like after I submitted my TMA and got my mark it would be great to have a "perfect example" written by a tutor, so I know what I did wrong.

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