CHAPTER 8: TIPS FOR COMPLETING YOUR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS Basic English Language Skills Depending on which course you study, you will either be assessed  by means of written assignments, or through a combination of  written assignments and exams. Assignments not only help to  deepen your understanding of the work, but they often also count  toward your final mark. It is therefore important that you put effort into your assignments,  and that you complete them to the best of your ability. We realise that, like many other students, you might be unsure of  how to go about completing your assignments, or that you might be  afraid of failure. If you are an Oxbridge Academy student, we’d like you to know  that we are here to help you every step of the way, and that we will  give you the opportunity to resubmit your assignments if you don’t  achieve a pass mark the first time around.