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academic workload
UK/əˈkædəmɪk ˈwɜːkləʊd/US/əˈkædəmɪk ˈwɝːkloʊd/a·CAD·e·mic WORK·load
the amount of academic tasks and responsibilities students must complete
Examples
“Students often complain about a heavy academic workload during term finals.”
“Managing academic workload well is a key study skill.”
“Teachers should consider students' academic workload when setting deadlines.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many students report that peak academic workload during finals undermines their wellbeing unless departments coordinate deadlines better.”
Collocations
- heavy academic workload
- manage academic workload
Word family
Common mistakes
Students have heavy academic work load.→Students have a heavy academic workload.
She can't manage her academic workloads.→She can't manage her academic workload.
Say it for a higher band
5too much work→6course load→7+academic workload
Synonyms
course load
Easily confused
course load
“Although her course load was light, the academic workload from group projects was overwhelming.”
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