U1: study & academic work Flashcards
1
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to cram
A
to study in a fully focused way (short time)
2
Q
rote-learning
A
learning purely by repetition
3
Q
mnemonics
A
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4
Q
to know something inside out
A
to completely understand something
5
Q
to acknowledge
A
to give details of
6
Q
academic journals
A
academic magazines
7
Q
inter-library loan
A
system where libraries exchange material with each other
8
Q
well-qualified
A
with the right formal qualifications
9
Q
composition
A
between 50-100 words
10
Q
essay
A
more serious than a composition, 100s-1000s words
11
Q
assignment
A
long essay
12
Q
project
A
assignment where focus is on the student’s own work and materials
13
Q
dissertation
A
long, research-based work, up to 15,000 words
14
Q
thesis
A
very long research-based work, up to 100,000 words
15
Q
to bury yourself in your books
A
to spend the maximum time studying
