The weather has been changing in Armenia for about 2 months now. They told me that Armenia doesn't have spring. It just don't exist. Funny, I thought, how can the weather change from very cold to very hot without seasons. For the past 3-4 weeks it's been raining daily, only this week that it started being unregular. The days that are sunny and warm could end up being very windy and rainy too. Locals and friends that were in armenia last spring told me that it was pretty hot in may.
It's getting hot already, we all know that soon the rain will stop and the wind will turn into hot nights. Which also reminds me of the summer vacation. But before that one must go through some exams. And that's what I have to do next week.
Today, I got my exams schedule. The system in Armenia is a bit different than what I was used to. Before I used to have exams in ALL subjects. Some of the subjects had course projects. Here, in Armenia, some subjects do have course projects, but most don't have exams! So the idea of an exam is different. An exam is a written one (usually 1.5 hours to 3 hours,) where all students are expected to attend on the set date and time. If you fail or don't attend the first time, you are expected to show up 3 or 4 days later for another chance. If the subject had a course project, you cannot attend the final exam without having it done. But for the rest of the subjects, it's not the same. Usually you are asked to prepare some research work, or prepare for a quiz. More than one date is set, you get your grade on the spot, once you are done with the oral test (aside from the other requisites.)
Last semester we had to prepare a 10 page assay on philosophy or a philosopher. This semester we are given different subjects to study and prepare for the oral test. Languages work in a different way. For the russian language you are expected to participate in a conversation with the teacher and the rest of the class. At the end of the hour and a half you are given your grade, according to your performence. When it comes to electronics, computer architecture and control systems... it's a different story. It's the exam we all fear and prepare for. The long list of questions you have to squeeze your brains to answer.
I already asked my boss at work for some flexibility in my working hours for the comming couple of weeks, while I prepare and pass my exams.
It's getting hot already, we all know that soon the rain will stop and the wind will turn into hot nights. Which also reminds me of the summer vacation. But before that one must go through some exams. And that's what I have to do next week.
Today, I got my exams schedule. The system in Armenia is a bit different than what I was used to. Before I used to have exams in ALL subjects. Some of the subjects had course projects. Here, in Armenia, some subjects do have course projects, but most don't have exams! So the idea of an exam is different. An exam is a written one (usually 1.5 hours to 3 hours,) where all students are expected to attend on the set date and time. If you fail or don't attend the first time, you are expected to show up 3 or 4 days later for another chance. If the subject had a course project, you cannot attend the final exam without having it done. But for the rest of the subjects, it's not the same. Usually you are asked to prepare some research work, or prepare for a quiz. More than one date is set, you get your grade on the spot, once you are done with the oral test (aside from the other requisites.)
Last semester we had to prepare a 10 page assay on philosophy or a philosopher. This semester we are given different subjects to study and prepare for the oral test. Languages work in a different way. For the russian language you are expected to participate in a conversation with the teacher and the rest of the class. At the end of the hour and a half you are given your grade, according to your performence. When it comes to electronics, computer architecture and control systems... it's a different story. It's the exam we all fear and prepare for. The long list of questions you have to squeeze your brains to answer.
I already asked my boss at work for some flexibility in my working hours for the comming couple of weeks, while I prepare and pass my exams.
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