Created by Francisco José Vázquez Grandal
over 7 years ago
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Question | Answer |
Cram | Study in a very concentrated way for a short time |
Genius | An exceptionally clever person |
Past papers | exam papers from previous years |
Learn (off) by heart | to learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory |
Rote-learning | learning purely by repetition |
Mnemonics | tricks that help you remember |
Bury yourself in your books | spend the maximum time studying |
Intensively | in a very focused way |
Know the subject inside out | know it completely |
Composition | Academic writing: 50-100 words for school work |
Essay | Academic writing: longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words |
Assignment | Academic writing: long essay, often part of a course, usually thousands of words |
Project | Academic writing: like an assignment, but emphasis on student's own material and topic |
Portfolio | Academic writing: a collection of individual pieces of work, may include drawings and other examples of creative work as well as writing |
Dissertation | Academic writing: a long, research based work, perhaps 10-15000 words for a degree or diploma |
Thesis | Academic writing: a very long, origina, research-based work, perhaps 80000-100000 words, for a higher degree (e.g. PhD) |
Mind map | diagram that lays out ideas for a topic an how they are connected to one another |
First draft | First, rough version |
plagiarism | using other people work as if it was yours |
plagiarism form | academic document for students to say thet the work is original |
Acknowledge | give details of |
Deadline | date by which you must hand in the work |
Submit | hand in, formal |
Assessed | evaluated and given a grade |
Feedback | comments from the teacher/tutor |
Carry out research | formal for "do research" |
Academic journals | magazines with academic articles (papers) |
Papers | specialized articles |
inter-library loan | system where libraries exchange books or journals with one another |
Open educational resources | online materials that can be freely used by teachers and students anywere. |
Drop out studies | leave the course before the end because they cannot cope |
Finals | last exams before the end of a college or university course |
Well-qualified | with the right formal qualifications |
Equality of opportunity | when everyone has the same chances |
Selective schooling | Pupils are chosen, usually for academic reasons, for entry |
Comprehensive schooling | Every pupil enters without exams and educations is free, paid by the government. |
Schooling | Education received at school |
Elitism | When you favour a small, privileged group |
Inherent in | existing as a basic part of something |
League tables | list of schools or collegues, from the best down to the worst, based on exam results, etc |
Perpetuate | make something continue for ever |
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