The periods in which students are taught a particular subject

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 496.

The periods into which the year is divided at school, university, academic calendar

• term - one of the three periods that the year is divided into at Brit­ish schools and most British universities: the autumn/spring/sum­mer term

• semester - one of the two periods that the year is divided into at Amer­ican schools and most American universities: the first/second semester

e.g. I took four classes in the first semester and five in the second.

• quarter - one of the four main periods that the year is divided into at some American schools and universities

• school year/academic year - the period of the year when there are school or university classes

e.g. In Russia the school year starts on September 1.

• break/recess - holidays

e.g. fall term break; winter recess or winter holidays, summer vacation

• deadline – the last date for a retake

• class - a period of time usually about thirty minutes to one hour, in which a teacher teaches a group of students

e.g. Hurry up - we have our first class in five minutes!

• lesson - a period in which someone teaches one person or a small number of people, used especially about particular skills such as mu­sic, swimming, or driving

e.g. She gives English lessons to business people in the evening.

• lecture on, to give a lecture on

e.g. a lecture on the causes of World War II, to give a series of lectures on Russian painting

• seminar on

e.g. to have a seminar on modern political theory