Unit 1: Cramming for success: study and academic work Flashcards
Cram
/kræm/
- Study in a very concentrated way for a short time
- To force a lot of things into a small space: Eight children were crammed into the back of the car.
Revision
/rɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
Study of work you have done, in order to prepare for an exam:
- She did no revision, but she still got a very high mark.
Past papers
Exam papers from previous years
Rote-learning
Learning purely by repetition:
- We are concerned that questions like these appear to require only rote learning rather than a deeper understanding of the subject.
Mnemonic
/nɪˈmɑː.nɪk/
tricks that help you remember something, for example: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ is a mnemonic for English spelling (e.g. friend, but receive)
Bury yourself in your books
/ˈber.i/
Spend the maximum time
studying
Know the subject inside out
Know it completely
Composition
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Could be just 50–100 words, oft en used for school work
Essay
Longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words
Assignment
A long essay, oft en part of a course, usually thousands of words
Project
Like an assignment, but emphasis on student’s own material and topic
Portfolio
/ˌpɔːrtˈfoʊ.li.oʊ/
A collection of individual pieces of work; may include drawings and other examples of
creative work as well as writing
Dissertation
/ˌdɪs.ɚˈteɪ.ʃən/
A long, research-based work, perhaps 10–15,000 words, for a degree or diploma
Thesis
/ˈθiː.sɪs/
A very long, original, research-based work, perhaps 80–100,000 words, for a higher degree (e.g. PhD)
Plagiarism
/ˈpleɪ.dʒɚ.ɪ.zəm/
Using other people’s work as if it was yours
