HOW TO GET THAT FIRST.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 560.

Aspects of higher academic study

The writing process and evaluation

It's a good idea to start with a mind-mapwhen preparing an essay. Always write a first draftbefore writing upthe final version. Your essay should be all your own work; plagiarismis a very serious offence in most colleges and universities. There is usually a deadline.After the essay is submitted,it will be assessed and usually you can get feedback.

University under-graduates carry out (do) researchand are expected to read academic journals[note: not magazine], which publish papers/articleson specialised subjects. Academic study can be very demanding and intensive, and some students drop out, but the majority survive till finals.

Answer these questions:

1. What do we call the first attempt at writing something, e.g. an essay?
2. What word means 'the date by which you must do something'?
3. What word means 'using someone else's ideas as if they were yours'?
4. What are more formal words for 'to hand in' and for 'to mark'?
5. What verb do we use when someone doesn't complete their course?
6. What is another word for an academic article? Where can you read them?
7. What word means 'the comments you get back from the teacher about your work'?

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You are going to read an article from the Guardian newspaper. Here is the heading: How to get that first! Yvette Essen hears the secrets of two women who made the grade.