Lesson 1 Flashcards
Genius
An exceptionally clever person
Past paper
Exam papers from previous years
Rote-learning
Learning purely by repetition
Mnemonics
Tricks that help you remember something
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
Could be just 50-100 words, often used for school work
Essay
Longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words
Assignment
A long essay, often part of a course, usually thousands of words
Project
Like an assignment, but emphasis on student’s own material and topics
Portfolio
A collection of individual pieces of work, may include drawings and other examples of creative work as well as writing
Dissertation
A long, research-based work, perhaps 10-15000 words, for a degree or diploma
Thesis
A very long, original, research-based work, perhaps 80-100000words, for a higher degree
Mind map
Diagram that lays out ideas for a topic and how they are connected to one another
First draft
First, rough version
Plagiarism
Using other people’s work as if it was yours
Acknowledge
Give details of
Deadline
Data by which you must hand in the work
Submitted
Handed in
Assessed
Evaluated and given a grade
Feedback
Comments from the teacher/tutor
Carry out
Less formal is do research
Academic journals
Magazines with academic articles
Access it online
Get hold of it on the internet
Inter-library loan
System where libraries exchange books/journals with one another
Open educational resources
Online materials that can be freely used by teachers and students anywhere
Drop out
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 qualification
Cram
Study in a very concentrated way for a short time
