Academic / B1

KORSW-urk/ˈkɔːswɜːk/

Coursework is assessed work done during a course, not in the exam hall: hand in coursework; coursework deadline; a coursework mark. An assignment is one task; coursework can be several pieces. Homework is usually shorter and not always for a final grade. Uncountable in UK school English: not “a coursework”. GCSEs and A-levels still use the word even when most marks come from exams.

Meaning

Work that students complete during a course, not in a final exam.

Examples

• “Half of the final mark comes from coursework, not the exam.”
• “Late coursework loses ten per cent of the mark per day.”
• “The art GCSE is mostly coursework, with a shorter timed exam.”

Good to know

Uncountable: coursework. hand in / submit coursework. One task: assignment. Everyday practice: homework. Not the final exam.

Near in meaning

assignment

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