education

Cram - study in a very concentrated way for a short time

Genius - an exceptionally clever person

Past papers - exam papers from previous years

Rote-learning - learning purely by repetition

Bury yourself in the books - spend 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 topic

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 10-15,000 words, for a degree or diploma

thesis - a very long, original, research-based work, perhaps 80-100,000 words, for a higher degree (e.g. PhD)

mind map - diagram that lays out ideas for a topic and how they are connected to one another

First draft - first, rough version

plagiarism - other people's work as if it was yours

Acknowledge- give details of

Deadline - date by which you must hand in the work

Submitted - handed in; formal

Assessed - evaluated and given a grade

Feedback - comments from the teacher/tutor

Carry out research - less formal is do research

academic journals - magazines with academic articles (we do not use the word magazine to talk about this kind of academic publication)

Drop out - leave the course before the end

Well-qualified - with the right formal qualifications

Finals - last exams