11 Cramming for success: study and academic work Flashcards
Academic journals
A type of periodical that includes original research articles written by researchers and experts in a particular academic discipline, providing a forum for the production and critique of knowledge.
Articles
a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet
Assess
to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something
Assignment
a long essay, often part of a course, usually thousands of words
Carry out
do something that needs to be organized and planned(=conduct)
- less formal than “do”
Composition
written work, 50-100 words
Cram for an exam
study intensively for a short time
Deadline
A date or time when a project, report, or assignment must be finished
Dissertation
a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university
a long, research-based work, perhaps 10-15,000 words, for a degree or diploma
Essay
longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or even thousands of words
Feedback
comments from the teacher/tutor
Finals
the set of examinations that students take at the end of their time at university
First draft
first, rough version
Inter-library loan
system where libraries exchange books/journals with one another
Mind-map
diagram that lays out ideas for a topic and how they are connected to one another
Mnemonics
something such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something
Past papers
exam papers from previous years
Plagiarism
using other people’s work as if it was yours
Portfolio
a collection of individual pieces of work, not necessarily written
Project
like an assignment, but emphasis on student’s own material and topic
Research
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Revise
study facts again, in order to learn them before an examination(=review/study)
Rote learning
learning something in order to be able to repeat it from memory, rather than in order to understand it
Submit
hand in
Thesis
a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree
To bury oneself in books
spend the maximum time studying
To drop out
leave a school or university before your course has finished
To know the subject inside out
know it completely
To memorise/ learn off by heart
learn words, music etc so that you know them perfectly
Write up
write a report, article etc using notes that you made earlier
