From the list of efective ways of revision and recalling information I identify myself with thy following ones:

1 Turning text into pictures on and the other way around as I have a better memory for the shape and form than for the plain text, unless the structure of a certain word remainds me of something.(eg. correr - shape of the letter 'r' signifies the runner and the fact that there are three letters 'r' creates the sense of being in a hurry or a race of latters 'r').

2 Using different coloured paper or highlihters (personaly I use three colours, green for underlining words and sentences of a special value (expressions, phrases), brown for new vocabulary and cicleling key turns in the text and black for general purpose with two kinds of underlining (single and duble line) to emphesise the meaning and make the information more condensed.

3 Putting material into strange or outrageous context (as most of us do when we summarise new text while reading).

4 Learning material in different places (as sometimes I can recall the information by focusing on a place where I was revising it).

5 Making numbered list is also pretty common in my revision process as one needs a general plan to follow at any work.

6 Making up rhymes although I try more to find a word that I already know and that sounds alike.

7 Learning with or theaching with other people. I often describe in detail to my flatmate what I am going to write about or do.(if the information is adequate or provided in the interesting tone, naturaly).

I am mostly clear about why I am learning certain things (if not I desperatly look for a good reason)because otherwise I would not touch a thing founding it usless or simply unnecessery. I dont give myself any rewards during the revision as I find it to be to distracting. Nevertheless I always reward myself after I achieve what I had planned with a good movie and a glass of wine or else. I am gradually becoming more aware of how the information and skills we are being thought fit into our future learning, as the course progresses. Depending on my attitude and morals I try to visualise myself achieving the outcome most of the time. If I am field with to many doubts I just try to think of the grief amd dissapointment I will have in the future looking at my unfinished buisnesses. I try to eat and drink before and after revision period as I get easly distracted. If it comes to revision materials I try to preapare everything before I sit and start revising. Oh yes, I often get up and strech myself while looking through the window and that relaxes me a lot so I can quicly come back to what i was doing. I usualy test myself by telling about the content of the material I have studied to my flatmate or myself (although not aloud) if I still have any dificulties or the story lacks some important information I tend to revise again but only for missing information. When I revise a difficult or simply boring paper I usualy try to find an information that is in my field of interst or somhow controvertial and build up the rest of the story aroun it. Unfortunatelly my revision process is not always free from disturbing noises, quarrels and libations as i live in quite a dogy neighberhood and I find late evening hours as most productive time for my studying.

Learning Reminiscences

After Diecas request upon thoughtful reading I have done some research on how I approach different texts.Firstly I read the whole thing fairly quickly but with compleate understanding, underlying the fragments that will be vital for my work and let me quickly find my way through the article again.After getting familiar with the text I try to work out how can I stucture my own work according to the material I have read.Finely, after coming up with a vage structure for my work I read the material again, although I tend to be more focused as this is when a final shape of my work is being formed.From the newly adapted ideas (proposed by Dieca)I am getting used to taking notes if I come accross sth interesting. I find it very helpful alhtough very invasive and distracting method as I newer could be bothered to do that in the past, knowing how bad will that affect my competency.

What a novel concept - a college movie Educating Rita, directed by Lewis Gilbert, not only about frat parties! Since it is the only movie I have watched ,which explores the true value of schooling and remains close to one's hart as the main character,amazingly played by Julie Walters,explores the true value of herself as well as human virtues ,vices and resposabilities she becomes aware, as she progresses further in education.

What I liked about it is no grand pronouncements of love, no cliche cliffhangers or deaths in icy seas. Instead, the story portrays Rita and Frank in a very realistic, human manner and that true sincere look into ourselves in search for 'a better song to sing' touches as deeply,as it is very close to peolple ,who just like her stand on the life's crossroads.As the story unfolds, we watch as they grow as individuals which causes their friendship to become richer. There are turns to the plot which are unexpected and make the entire move very watchable and educative piece of cinematography.