Vocabulary: Education and ways of learning

"Hello, everyone!," Professor Lovegood greeted gaily her students that morning. "Today, we are goingo to look at some useful vocabulary regarding education and some ways of learning that may interest you."

• to attend classes: to go to classes.
• Example: How did Hermione manage to attend all her classes during her third year?
• bachelor's degree: an undergraduate course which usually lasts 3-4 years.
• Example: The candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree in Medicine, Public Health or related fields.
• boarding school: a school where pupils live during term time.
• Example: Hogwarts is a boarding school, as the students must arrive the 31st of August and stay in the school until the third week of June. However, they will be allowed to go home for Christmas.
• distance learning: a way of studying where tuition is carried out over the Internet or by post.
• Example: The lessons that are given in this blog are following the methodology of distance learning.
• face-to-face classes: as opposed to distance learning the traditional way of studying in a classroom with colleagues and a teacher.
• Example: In this institution, all lessons are face-to-face classes
• to fall behind with your studies: to progress less quickly than others.
• Example: My mother's illness is causing me to fall behind with my studies, so I need to make a bigger effort this month.
• to give feedback: to offer guidance on a student’s work.
• Example: The teacher gave us some feedback on the last assignment we did.
• a graduation ceremony: an event where a successful student receives his or her academic degree.
• Example: Are you going to attend to this year's graduation ceremony? We could go together if you want to.
• higher education: education, usually in a college or university, that is followed after high school or secondary school.
• Example: Do you think that higher education is essential for achieving success in your future professional career?
• an intensive course: a course that offers lots of training in order to reach a goal in as short a time as possible
• Example: I am interested in doing an intensive course on B2 level in order to get the official certificate as soon as possible.
• to keep up with your studies: to not fall behind
• Example: Despite the fact that he is working part-time to help his family, he is perfectly keeping up with his studies.
• to learn something by heart: to memorize it.
• Example: Try to learn this vocabulary by heart or you will fail the exercises.
• a mature student: a student who is older than average and who has usually returned to education after a period at work.
• Example: Did you know that her older sister is a mature student? She is doing a Bachelor's degree in her thirties.
• master's degree: a period of study which often follows the completion of a bachelors degree or is undertaken by someone regarded as capable of a higher-level academic course.
• Example: I am thinking on studying a master's degree when I finish this course. I feel that I'm not fully prepared for starting my professional career yet.
• to meet a deadline: to finish a job or task in the time allowed or agreed.
• Example: Do you think that you might be able to meet the deadline of this last assignment?
• to play truant: to stay away from classes without permission.
• Example: When your uncle were younger, he used to play truant and write his own sick notes.
• private language school: an independent school run as a business concern.
• Example: Do you believe that it is better to learn a second language in a public school or in a private language school?
• public schools: exclusive independent schools in the UK.
• Example: He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England.
• a single-sex school: a school where only boys or girls attend (as opposed to a mixed-sex school).
• Example: My mother used to go to a single-sex school when she was a child and they were all girls in there, so her brother had to go to another institution.
• to sit an exam: to take an exam
• Example: It was a major shock to have to sit an exam after so many years out of college. However, it became easier as I went further in the programme.
• state school: a school paid for by public funds and available to the general public.
• Example: The majority of my coworkers went to a state school when they were students.
• subject specialist: a teacher who has a great deal of knowledge about the subject they teach.
• Example: Each issue was presented by a subject specialist and then discussed in the workshops with the participants.
• to take a year out: to spend a year working or travelling before starting university
• Example: In order to improve her English level, Diana took a year out and worked as an au pair in UK.
• tuition fees: the money paid for a course of study.
• Example: I would like to do my Bachelor's degree in the United States but the tuition fees are insane!
• to work your way through university: to have a paid job whilst studying to support yourself financially.
• Example: It's not so easy to work your way through university as it used to be due to the constant rising of the tuition fees which are less affordable year by year.

Now that you've come so far, let's do an activity and see if you have grasped this new information.




Reference list:

- Vocabulary to talk about education. (n.d.). Retrieved November 26, 2018, from https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-education-vocabulary/