So I had my first lecture today. Bit of a shock to the
system. I was expecting to get an overview of the course like we do in Dundee , so I was more than a little surprised when 20mins
in I finally realised this was not the case and that I should have been paying
more attention. Though, saying that, it took me a while just to get used to
processing what the lecturer was saying. I’ve never really struggled to hold a
conversation in German, but when someone is talking for 2 hours straight it is
really hard to follow because you just don’t get the little breaks you need for
your brain to figure out what you’ve just heard. That, and European state
theory in early modern times is something I would struggle to follow in
English!
Oh well, I’m glad to say that I did understand significantly more in the second
hour, which was definitely a relief. There were less textbook definitions and
more explanations put into context. Though, I’m now realising that I might
actually have to put a bit more work into personal research if I want to keep
up.
Also, I was highly amused at the end of the lecture when everyone
started knocking on their desks… like as an alternative to clapping. Apparently
they do it after every lecture. Strange!
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