Part 8 - Academia Flashcards

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Cram

A

study in a very concentrated way for a short time

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2
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Rote Learning

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Learning purely by repetition

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3
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Mnemonics

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Tricks that help you remember something

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4
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Dissertation

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A long, research based work
10.000-15.000 words
For a degree or diploma

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5
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Acknowledge

A

Give details of

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6
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Inter-Library Loan

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System where libraries exchange books/journals with one another

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7
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Selective Schooling

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Pupils are chosen for entry, usually for academic reasons, though, in the case of some private schools, parents’ ability to pay school fees may be a factor in selection

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8
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Comprehensive Schooling

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Everyone enters without exam and education is free, paid for by the government

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9
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Inherent in

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Existing as a basic part of something
Has - özgü

I’m afraid the problems you mention are inherent in the system.

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10
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League Tables

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Lists of schools or collages, from the best down to the worst, based on exam results and sometimes other criteria

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11
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Perpetuate

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Make something continue

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12
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Better-off

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Richer

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13
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Well-endowed

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Receiving a lot of money in grants, gifts from rich people

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14
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Endowment

A

Bağışta bulunma

Bağış

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15
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Less well-off

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Poorer

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16
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Tertiary

törçıri

A

Education at university or college level

‘Tertiary education’

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17
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Tuition Fees

tuişın-tuuşın

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Money paid to receive teaching

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18
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Literacy

lidırisi

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Ability to read

Okur-yazarlık

19
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Numeracy

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The ability to count/do basic maths

20
Q

Curriculum

körikulum

21
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Plagiarism

pleycırizm

22
Q

Knowing the subject inside out

A

Know it completely

23
Q

Equality of opportunity

24
Q

Student Loans

A

Money that students can borrow from a bank while studying and then pay back once they are in work

25
Excel
Achieve an excellent standart | Çok iyi olmak
26
Guidelines
Advice (often official) on how something should be done
27
Student union
Öğrenci birliği
28
Term - Half Term
Dönem - Yarı Dönem
29
Sit an Exam
İmtihana Girmek
30
Head Teacher
Okul Müdürü
31
Pupil | püüiipıl
Öğrenci
32
Head Boy - Head Girl
Son sınıf öğrencilerinden seçilen okul temsilcisi
33
Prefect | prifekt
Başkan | Reis
34
Assembly
Toplantı - Kongre - Meclis | Birleştirme
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Cloak Room
Vestiyer
36
Hall of Residence
Öğrenci Lojmanı
37
Dissection
Cutting up animals for scientific research
38
Tutorial
Özel ders süresi (i.) | Öğretici (s.)
39
Tutorial Paper
Başvuru makalesi
40
Literate
Okur-yazar kimse
41
Illiterate
Okuma yazma bilmeyen kimse
42
Pay off a student loan
To repay money borrowed for university education
43
Play truant | Truancy
Okulu asmak
44
Accomodation
Konaklama