ICC students 1 / Lexical chains

1. Point out and illustrate the difference, lexical and otherwise, between the following:

Teacher- tutor-instructor- don-coach

Professor-lecturer- academic

Faculty-department-staff-chair

Academic-scientist-researcher

Test-quiz-examination-paper

Social work- social life- social service- social function – charity – voluntary work

Dissertation -thesis-project (Possible answer: they differ by length and the amount of independent work put in. Dissertation – a long, research-based work, perhaps 10-15,000 words, for a degree (e.g., a Master’s) or diploma; thesis - a very long, original research-based work, perhaps 80-100,000 words, for a higher degree (e.g. PhD); project – like and assignment (a long essay, often part of a course, usually thousands of words), but emphasis on the student’s own material and topic (English Vocabulary in Use. Advanced. CUP)

Student-undergraduate-graduate-postgraduate

School-college- polytechnic-university

Degree-certificate-diploma

Nanny - baby-sitter – governess – au pair