Cramming for success: study and academic work

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study in a very concentrated way for a short time
kuć, wkuwać
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cram
Before an exam, some students cram for it.
exam papers from previous years
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past papers
You can revise by looking at past papers.
uczyć się na pamięć
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learn (off) by heart
learning purely by repetition
uczenie się tylko na pamięć
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rote-learning
But rote-learning is not sifficient for most subjects.
tricks that help you remember sth (np. ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’: firend, but receive)
sposoby ułatwiające zapamiętywanie
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mnemonics
The only way to get through medical school is mnemonics.
spend the maximum time studying
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bury yourself in your books
The best idea is to bury yourself in your books.
in a very focused way
intensywnie
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intensively
She focused on her task intensively.
know sth completely
znać coć od podszewki, doskonale
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know sth inside out
You know the subject inside out.
could be just 50-100 words, often used for school work
wypracowanie
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composition
longer that a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words
esej
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essay
a long essay, odten part of a course, usually thousands of words
zadanie domowe, zadana praca
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assignment
like an assignment, but emphasis on student’s own material and topic
referat, projekt
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project
a collection of individual pieces of work; may include drawings and other examples of creative work as well as writing
portfolio
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portfolio
a long, research-based work, perhaps 10-50,000 words, for a defree or diploma
rozprawa (np. magisterska, doktorska)
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dissertation
a very long, original, research-based work, perhaps 80-10,000 words, for a higher defree (e.g. PhD)
praca naukowa, rozprawa
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thesis
diagram that lays out ideas for a topic and how they are connected to one another
mapa myśli
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mind map
first, rough version
pierwsza wersja brudnopisu
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first draft
przepisać coś na czysto
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write up
Mary had to write her essay up.
using other people’s work as if it was yours
plagiat
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plagiarism
Kids should be taught at an early age about plagiarism.
give details of
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acknowledge
They acknowledged any sources they have used.
handed in; formal
dostarczać
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submitted
After the essay is submitted, it will be assesed.
evaluated and given a grade
oceniony, poddany ocenie
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assessed
I need to assess these papers by tomorrow.
more formal than do research
prowadzić badania naukowe
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carry out research
magazines with academic articles
naukowe czasopismo
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academic journals
get hold of (sth) on the internet
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access sth online
You may be able to access it online.
złapać, chwycić coś
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get hold of sth
system where libraries exchange books/journals with one another
wypożyczenie międzybiblioteczne
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inter-library loan
It may be possible to get copy through interlibrary loan.
online materials that can be freely used by teachers and students anywhere
otwarte zasoby edukacyjne
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open educational resources
Under this definition, all open educational resources would qualify as libre.
with the right formal qualifications
dobrze wykwalifikowany
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well-qualified
Many other well-qualified black women have been turned away in the years since
leave the course before the end
porzucić coś, wycofać się
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drop out
The team dropped out of the competition

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