English > course of study: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings. |
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| Synonyms | course, course of instruction, class |
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| Parts | course session, class period, recitation | A regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study |
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| coursework | Work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study |
| lecture, lecturing | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject / subject (typically to a class) |
| lesson | A unit of instruction |
| Narrower | adult education | A course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study |
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| art class | A class in which you learn to draw or paint |
| childbirth-preparation class | A course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor |
| correspondence course | A course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school |
| course of lectures | A series of lectures dealing with a subject / subject |
| directed study | A course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject |
| elective course, elective | A course that the student can select from among alternatives |
| extension course | A course offered as part of an extension service |
| home study | A course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom |
| industrial arts | A course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools |
| orientation course, orientation | A course introducing a new situation or environment |
| propaedeutic, propaedeutics | A course that provides an introduction / introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) |
| refresher course, refresher | A course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments |
| required course | A course that all students are required to take |
| seminar | A course offered for a small group of advanced students |
| shop class, shop | A course of instruction in a trade / trade (as carpentry or electricity) |
| workshop | A brief intensive course for a small group |
| Broader | education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity | The activities of educating / educating or instructing |
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| Spanish | asignatura, clase, curso |
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| Catalan | classe, curs |
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