* * * is three semesters a year. The first two semesters are exams, and the last semester has no classes, which is completely used to write graduation thesis. Every school in this school has different word requirements, but they are all around 20,000-30,000 words. Cardiff doesn't know whether to reply or not. I didn't reply at that time anyway.
As for the problem of attending classes, there are many factors that affect it. First of all, it depends on your own listening and the teacher's accent. Don't talk about India. Everyone knows that it is difficult to understand, even the British accent is too heavy to understand. In addition, the teacher's speaking speed. There's nothing I can do about the accent or the speed of speech. You have to get used to it yourself. Listening, IELTS listening, 8 points and 9 points are all floating clouds. I didn't know anything when I first came, but I was used to it. Really, no matter how many points you get in the listening test, you should watch the BBC before you come. The pronunciation of news about state affairs is really too clear, so if you want to practice listening, you should find more videos of ordinary residents talking or various local reality shows in Britain.