Topic vocabulary: Learning |
| academic (adj) |
relating to education, especially education in colleges and universities |
The book brings together several academic subjects. |
| academic (adj) |
good at learning things by studying |
She's certainly bright, but she's not very academic. |
| academic (adj) |
not relating to a real situation, and therefore not relevant |
Given the lack of funding, any discussion of future plans was somewhat academic. |
| academic (n) |
someone who teaches or does research at a college or university |
The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese academic. |
| conscientious (adj) |
working hard and being careful to do things well |
Simon is a very conscientious worker. |
| cram (v) |
to study hard in order to learn a lot in a short time, especially for an examination |
My exams are in two weeks, so I'm cramming at the moment. |
| curriculum (n) |
the subjects that students study at a particular school or college |
Our mathematics curriculum is much broader now. |
| distance learning (n phr) |
a system in which students work at home with the help of television and radio broadcasts and send work to their teachers by post or e-mail |
Are you doing the course by distance learning? |
| graduate (n) |
someone who has a degree from a university |
There aren't many careers for history graduates. |
| graduate (v) |
to complete your studies at a university or college, usually by getting a degree |
He graduated from Yale University in 1936. |
| ignorant (adj) |
not knowing something that you should know or need to know |
I was ignorant of the terms used in business. |
| inattentive (adj) |
not giving much attention to someone or something |
I hate speaking in front of an inattentive audience. |
| intellectual (adj) |
relating to the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things, especially difficult or complicated ideas and subjects |
Students were asked which task represented the greatest intellectual challenge. |
| intellectual (adj) |
well educated and interested in art. science, literature, etc at an advanced level |
Though not intellectual, my mother was highly intelligent. |
| intellectual (n) |
someone who is well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc at an advanced level |
Though not an intellectual, my mother was highly intelligent. |
| intelligent (adj) |
good at thinking clearly and quickly, at understanding difficult ideas and subjects, and at gaining and using knowledge |
Surely an intelligent person like you can deal with this? |
| intensive (adj) |
involving a lot of teaching or training in a short time |
It's an intensive language course for beginners. |
| knowledgeable (adj) |
knowing a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject |
He's extremely knowledgeable about business and finance. |
| lecture (n) |
a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university |
The course will be taught through a series of lectures and seminars. |
| lecture (v) |
to give a lecture or a series of lectures |
She lectures on Greek Literature at the Sorbonne. |
| mock exam (n phr) |
an examination you take for practice before an important examination |
We've got our mock GCSE exams next month. |
| plagiarise (v) |
to take someone else's work, ideas or words, and use them as if they were your own |
They accused her of plag1ansing her speech. |
| self-study (n) |
work that you do without the help of a teacher |
I have to do a lot of self-study on this course. |
| seminar (n) |
a class at a college or university in which a small group of students discusses a subject with a teacher |
We had a very interesting seminar on climate change. |
| special needs (n phr) |
the particular needs of people who are physicaUy or mentally disabled |
If a student has special needs, he or she will be offered additional classes. |
| tuition (n) |
the work that a teacher does when they teach a particular subject, especially to one person or a small group |
He's been getting private tuition in French. |
| tutorial (n) |
a lesson in which a small group of students discuss a subject with a tutor, especially at a university or college |
We had a very interesting tutorial on climate change. |
